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PSALMS  OF  DAVID, 

WITH  THE  CANTICLES  OF  THE 

MORNING  AND  EVENING  PRAYER, 

AND 

OCCASIONAL  OFFICES  OF  THE  CHURCH, 
FIGURED  FOR  CHANTING. 

TO   WHICH    ARE    PREFIXED    AN    EXPLANATOTY    PREFACE, 

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AND 

A    SELECTION     OF    CHANTS. 


ADVERTISEMENT. 

The  object  of  this  work  is  to  facilitate  the  practice  of  congregational  chant- 
ing.    For  this  purpose  it  will  be  found  to  possess  the  following  advantages : — 

1.  The  colon  of  the  English  Prayer  Book  is  restored.  Part  of  the  Title- 
page  of  that  book  runs  as  follows  :  "  The  Psalter  or  Psalms  of  David,  pointed 
as  they  are  to  be  said  or  sung  in  Churches."  This  pointing  is  the  colon  which 
divides  each  verse  of  a  psalm  into  two  portions.  Why  it  was  omitted  in  the 
American  Prayer  Book  does  not  appear,  since  it  is  of  very  ancient  usage,  and 
at  the  same  time  very  useful.  It  is  the  help  provided  by  the  Church  for  sing- 
ing the  Psalms  in  Prose,  as  by  means  of  it  alone  the  words  can  to  a  great 
extent  be  properly  divided.  In  the  present  work  the  colon  is  kept  in  its 
original  place,  throughout  the  canticles  and  Psalter — except  only  in  a  few 
instances  in  the  Te  Deum.  This  is  then  a  "  Pointed  Psalter,"  in  the  old 
meaning  of  the  words. 

2.  An  extremely  simple  method  has  been  adopted  of  connecting  the  music 
with  the  words.  Instead  of  introducing  bar  strokes,  throughout  the  verses  of 
a  psalm,  to  correspond  with  the  bars  in  the  chant,  figures  are  employed,  which 
being  prefixed  to  the  words  or  syllables,  indicate  the  particular  notes  to  which 


2 

they  are  to  be  sung.  With  the  explanations  of  the  system  given  in  the  preface, 
it  will  be  found  less  difficult,  at  least  for  congregations  at  large,  than  any  yet 
adopted. 

3.  A  selection  of  chants  is  prefixed,  calculated  for  congregations,  as  well  as 
for  choirs.  The  convenience  is  thus  afforded  of  the  music  and  the  Psalter  in  the 
same  volume  with  which  the  singer  is  really  furnished  with  "  the  Songs  of 
Zion." 

4.  In  the  division  of  the  words,  a  middle  course  has  been  taken  between 
the  extremes  of  a  mere  syllablic  and  an  accented  division.  The  reasons  for  it 
are  given  in  the  preface.  This,  however,  is  a  matter  in  wliich  there  is  so 
much  room  for  diversity  of  taste,  thai  the  author  has  no  expectation  of  pleasing 
all.  Indeed  he  has  found  it  difficult  to  please  himself  A  number  of  the 
readings  will  no  doubt  be  rejected.  Some  of  them  are  the  effect  of  old  asso- 
ciations, from  which  it  was  difficult  to  divorce  the  ear,  and  others  of  a  deference 
for  the  ancient  syllabic  method.  Some  of  them  have  been  adopted  for  reasons 
which  may  not  be  sufficiently  apparent — and  others  again  are  typographical 
errors. 

But  twhat  the  particular  divisions  of  the  words  are,  is  a  minor  point,  pro- 
vided we  can  only  arrive  at  some  uniforaiity  on  the  subject  throughout  the  Church. 
This  is  what  we  want.  A  worshipper  going  into  a  congregation,  any  where, 
should  be  able  to  unite  as  readily  in  this  part  of  the  service  as  in  the  psalms  or 
hymns  m  metre.  But,  at  present,  there  is  so  great  a  variety  of  headings,  that 
one  can  scarce  join  in  a  chant,  except  in  the  particular  church  to  which  he  belongs. 
Sameness  in  the  music  is  also  desirable  ;  but  this  can  hardly  be  had  for  some 
time  to  come  ;  nor  indeed,  is  it  of  equal  consequence,  since  the  air  of  a  chant 
is  so  simple,  that  it  can  be  caught  at  once — and  the  singer  is  enabled  to  proceed, 
if  only  the  pointing  be  that  to  which  he  has  been  accustomed.  Towards  such 
a  uniformity  the  present  work  professes  to  be  no  more  than  a  first  step — an  at- 
tempt in  the  right  direction.  Should  it  be  tried  in  different  quarters  of  the 
church,  it  will  be  subjected  to  criticism  which  may  lead  to  something  better. 
Any  alterations  suggested  to  the  author  will  be  attended  to,  with  a  view  to  an 
improved  edition  ;  in  this  way  we  may  at  length  obtain  a  "  Pointed  Psalter  " 
worthy  of  being  bound  up  with  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer. 

The  whole  Psalter  thus  prepared  may  be  thought  superfluous,  since  for  the 
most  part  in  the  Church  only  the  canticles  of  the  morning  and  evening  prayer 
are  chanted.  But  the  chanting  of  portions  of  the  Psalter  is  every  day  becoming 
more  common.  The  only  reason  why  the  Psalms  are  preferred  in  the  dilution 
of  a  frequently  tame  versification  to  the  comparative  original  of  the  prose,  is, 
that  in  the  former,  they  are  more  easily  sung  by  the  people.  Let  chanting  be 
made  equally  easy,  for  which  nothing  but  practice  is  required,  and  the  praises 
of  the  sanctuaiy  will  then  consist  of  the  genuine  Psalms  and  Christian  Hymns. 

W.  A.  MUHLENBERG. 

New-York,  October  1, 1847. 


THE 


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PSALTER, 


PSALMS  OE  DAYID; 


TOGETHER  WITH 


THE  CANTICLES  OF  THE  MORNING  AND  EVENING  PRAYER, 
AND  OCCASIONAL  OFFICES  OF  THE  CHURCH. 


FIGURED  FOR  CHANTING. 


TO  WHICH  ARE  PREFIXED  AN  EXPLANATORY  PREFACE 
AND  A  SELECTION  OF  CHANTS. 


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PHILADELPHIA: 
G.  S.  APPLETON,  148  CHESNUT  STREET. 

M  DCCC  XLVII. 


Entered,  according  to  an  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1847, 

By  D.  APPLETON  &  COMPANY, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  Southern 
District  of  New  York. 


EXPLANATORY    PREFACE 


The  method  of  figurinf^,  employed  in  this  work,  is  adapted  to 
Regular  Chants.  By  a  regular  chant,  is  meant  a  chant  which,  in 
the  first  part,  has  three  notes  in  the  melody,  besides  the  reciting 
note  ;  and,  in  the  second  part,  has  five  notes  in  the  melody,  be- 
sides the  reciting  note.* 

The  figures  in  the  Canticles  and  Psalter  correspond  to  these 
notes  : — 

1234  123456 


XZ 


tj: 


:o 


c^=^: 


3; 


:o: 


I 


One,  is  the  reciting  note — two,  three,  four,  the  melody,  in  the 
first  part  of  the  chant.  In  the  second  part,  one,  again,  is  the  re- 
citing note — two,  three,  four,  five,  six,  the  melody. 

In  learning  a  chant,  it  should,  in  the  first  instance,  be  sung 
with  the  figures. 

One      two  three  four      One     two    three  four  five   six. 


E^EEa 


i^g 


z^zzz 


_Z3 


P-~ 


-ne,  (dwelling  on  it,  or  repeating  it  several  times,  to  rep- 
resent the  reciting  of  the  words,)  two,  three,  \four  ||  O ne, 

(prolonging  it  again,  to  answer  to  the  recitation,)   two,  three,  j 
four,  five,  I  six. 


*  A  Double  Chant  is  only  a  regular  single  chant  repeated. 


^  EXPLANATORY      PREFACE. 

When  the  air  of  the  chant  has  been  learned  in  this  manner,  it 
may  very  easily  be  applied  to  the  words  of  any  psalm  whatever. 

Each  verse  of  the  Psalms  is  divided  by  a  colon  (  :  )  into  two 
parts,  corresponding  to  the  two  parts  of  the  chant :  that  is,  the 
colon  represents  the  double  bar.  In  the  first  half  of  each  verse, 
all  the  words  preceding  the  figure  2  are  pronounced  to  the  re- 
citing note.  The  remainder  of  the  words  are  sung  to  their  re- 
spective notes,  2,  3,  4.  So,  again,  in  the  second  part  of  the 
verse,  or  that  which  follows  the  colon,  all  the  words  preceding 
the  figure  2,  belong  to  the  reciting  note.  The  remainder  of  the 
words  are  sung  according  as  they  are  marked  to  the  notes,  2,  3, 
4,  5,  6.     Thus  :— 

Praise  the  Lord,  '^O  ^my  *soul ;  and  all  that  is  within  me  Upraise  ^His  *ho  ^y 


is  sung  as  follows  : — 


n 


^ 


izx 


o: 


-p=^- 


1 — r 


I 


Praise  the  Lord,  \  O    my     soul ;  [    and  all  that   is 

withm  me 


praise  His  j  ho  -  ly  |  name. 


The  figures,  it  will  be  observed,  are  always  set  before  the  sylla- 
bles, or  words,  which  are  to  be  sung  to  the  notes  represented  by 
them.  A  figure  set  before  a  word,  or  part  of  a  word  of  two  or 
three  syllables,  denotes  that  all  those  syllables  are  to  be  sung  to 
the  note  represented  by  the  figure.     Thus, 

Praise  Him,  and  ^magni  ^y  ^Him  ^for  ®ever, 
is  sung : — 

1  2  3  4  5  6 


izp: 


3= 


o: 


Praise    Him   and        magni     -     fy  Him  for     -    ever. 

Which  the  wind  scattereth  a  *way  ^om  the  *face  ^of  the  ^earth, 
is  sung : — 


1 


6 


¥- 


TZ 


F 


^ 


:Z23 


~T 


:^-|=EF 


I 


Which  the  wind  scattereth  a  -  way    from  the        face        of  the      earth. 


EXPLANATORY      PREFACE. 

That  we  should  be  saved  ^from  ^our  ^enemies, 


1 


3 


I 


.-¥- 


s: 


lO 


That  we  should  be  saved 


from 


Again :  when  two  or  more  figures  are  set  before  a  syllable, 
they  shew  that  the  syllable  is  to  be  sung  to  all  the  notes  repre- 
sented by  those  figures. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  '^great  *God, 
is  sung  : — 

1  2  3  4 


O- 


a 


in: 


m 


For    the    Lord    is    a 


gre 


God, 


With  respect  to  the  division  of  the  words,  the  medium  course  fol- 
lowed in  this  work  may  be  defended  on  the  authority  of  the  Rev, 
John  Jebb,  in  his  work  on  the  Choral  Service  of  the  English 
Church  : — 

"  The  transition"  he  says,  "  from  the  reciting  note  to  the  melody 
should  be  as  smooth  and  gentle  as  possible  ;  and  the  best  way 
to  secure  concord  in  the  Choir,  when  delivering  the  final  bars, 
would  be  to  attend  to  the  prosodial  value  of  the  syllables,  or 
rather  to  the  accents  of  the  words.  As  a  general  rule,  the 
melody,  in  the  first  part,  ought  to  be  upon  the  last  three  syl- 
lables :  in  the  second  part,  upon  the  last  five  ;  as  in  this  verse  : — 

Praise  him  j  Sun  .  and  j  Moon  ||  praise  him  |  all .  ye  |  stars  .  and  |  light. 

"  But  where  one  of  the  final  words  consists  of  two  short  sylla- 
bles, or  of  a  long  and  a  short,  but  one  note  should  be  given  to  it ; 
as  for  example  : — 

The  Lord  is  King,  be  the  people  never  |  so  .  im  |  patient :  ||  He  sitteth  between 
the  Cherubims,  be  the  earth  |  ne  .  ver  |  so  .  un  |  quiet. 

"  Two  extreme  systems  are  observed  in  different  Choirs  upon 
this  head. 

"The  first  may  be  called  the  syllabic  system,  which  is,  to  give 


6  EXPLANATORY      PREFACE. 

the  last  three  or  five  notes  to  the  last  three  or  five  syllables,  what- 
ever may  be  their  prosodial  value  or  importance  :    as, 

Ascribe  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds  of  |  the  .  peo  ]  pie  :  |1  ascribe  unto  the 
Lord  I  wor  .  ship  [  and  .  pow  |  er. 

"  Now  by  this  system  the  rhythm  of  the  words,  and  what  is  far 
worse,  the  parallelism  is  altogether  lost. 

"  By  the  other  method,  which  may  be  called  the  accented,  the 
division  is  altogether  regulated  by  accent :  that  is,  the  la&t  notes 
are  assigned  to  the  last  three  or  five  accented  syllables.  For 
example  : — 

O  come  let  us  ]  sing .  unto  the  |  Lord  ||  let  us  heartily  re  |  joice  in  .  the  |  strength 
of  .  our  sal  |  vation. 

"  By  this  method  attention  is  doubtless  paid  to  the  sense,  and 
the  Chant  is  made  intelligible.  But  it  may  be  carried  too  far; 
and  by  crowding  so  many  words  into  each  note,  the  solemnity 
of  the  Chant  is  impaired,  and  the  harshness  of  a  language 
already  abounding  in  so  many  consonants  and  close  vowels,  is 
exaggerated. 

"  The  proper  method  lies  between  these  extremes.  Due  atten- 
tion being  paid  to  the  rhythm,  regard  at  the  same  time  should  be 
had  to  the  more  deliberate  and  solemn  enunciation  of  certain 
syllables,  which,  from  the  proneness  to  abbreviate  incident  to  all 
languages,  we  have  been  taught  to  slur  over,  to  the  great  detri- 
ment of  melody.  For  example,  while  it  is  quite  right  to  give  but 
one  long  note  to  the  two  last  syllables  of  such  a  word  as  salva- 
tion^ or  indignation^  it  may  be  questioned  whether  our  Choirs  do 
well  in  making  a  harsh  tribrach,  assigned  to  be  one  note,  of  such 
a  word  as  righteousness,  or  Israel.  In  ancient  poetry,  these 
would  have  each  claimed  a  long  syllable  :  nor  would  such  an 
occasional  archaism  be  ungraceful  in  modern  poetical  composi- 
tion. The  same  may  be  said  of  such  a  word  as  enemies.  Nor 
should  the  lesser  words  be  always  slurred  over.     For  example  : 

Such  as  be  foolish  shall  not  stand  [  in  thy  |  sight :  |) 

"  Here  each  word,  if  properly  considered,  has  a  substantial 
gravity  of  its  own." 


EXPLANATORY      PREFACE.  i 

In  dividing  the  words,  I  have  thrown  more  into  the  melody 
than  the  author  just  quoted  would  approve  ;  it  is,  however,  in  a 
great  measure,  a  matter  of  taste,  in  which  no  two  persons,  in 
going  through  the  Psalter,  would  be  likely  always  to  agree.  Nor 
should  the  same  words  always  be  divided  in  the  same  way. 
Thus,  it  may  be  proper  to  sing  such  words  as  Enemies,  Israel, 
Righteousness,  sometimes  to  one  note  and  sometimes  to  three, 
according  to  the  nature  of  the  psalm.  The  words  of  an  animated 
and  cheerful  psalm  should,  of  course,  be  more  rapidly  enuncia- 
ted, both  in  the  melody  and  in  the  recitative,  than  those  of  a 
plaintive  psalm,  in  which  it  would  be  natural  to  dwell  upon 
and  prolong  them.  Accordingly,  there  should  be  correspond, 
ing  divisions.  Unless  all  expression  is  to  be  laid  aside  in  chant- 
ing, it  is  obvious  that  the  same  words  in  different  connections 
should  be  differently  divided. 

Again  :  in  the  point  under  consideration,  we  must  not  lose 
sight  of  the  nature  of  the  English  Chant.  It  consists  both  of  re- 
citative and  melody,  and  these  must  not  be  confounded.  In  one, 
we  read  the  words  to  a  single  note ;  in  the  other,  we  sing  them 
to  an  air  or  melody.  Thus,  chanting  is  alternate  reading  and 
singing  ;  but  if  too  many  words  are  thrown  into  the  melody  it 
becomes  all  reading.  The  flow  of  the  melody  is  destroyed.  It 
is  broken  up  and  becomes  harsh  from  its  being  scattered  among 
so  many  particles.  Thus,  in  some  of  the  pointed  Psalters,  we 
have  such  readings  as  the  following : — 

In  so  much  that  whoso  |  seeth  them  .  shall  |  laugh  them  .  to  |  scorn. 

Trusted  in  the  multitude  of  his  riches,  and  |  strengthened  .  him  |  self .  in  his  | 
wickedness. 

And  I  plenteousness  .  with  |  in  .  thy  ]  palaces. 

The  transition  from  the  recitative  to  the  melody  must  often  be 
made  upon  unimportant  words  ;  nor  to  avoid  this  should  we  give 
more  syllables  than  are  desirable  to  the  melody.  Such  unimpor- 
tant words  need  not  be  strongly  accented,  notwithstanding  they 
begin  a  bar.     Indeed,  when  the  recitative  ends  with  a  word  or 


EXPLANATORY      PREFACE. 


syllable,  to  which  some  force  may  be  given,  the  first  note  of  the 
melody  may  have  comparatively  little  accent.     Thus  : — 


HI 


iP-tFF^ 


■r~~f 


P^ 


m 


He  spake,  and  it  was  done;  He  commanded,  and     it       stood       fast. 

Now,  merely  in  order  to  avoid  beginning  a  bar  with  the 
conjunction  and,  many  would  divide  the  words  in  the  latter 
phrase,  thus  : — 


He  com 


manded 


Here  the  transition  to  the  melody  is  hard ;  nor  is  the  reading 
so  good  as  that  previously  given  : — 

He  commanded — and  it  stood  fast. 
This  example  will  elucidate  the  principle  on  which  many  of 
the  divisions  are  made,  where  the  melody  begins  with  an  un- 
accented word.  The  same  is  often  done  only  for  the  sake  of 
avoiding  an  abrupt  change  from  the  recitative  to  the  melody. 
Thus  :— 

O  come  let  us  sing  .  un  |  to  .  the  |  Lord, 
rather  than 

O  come  let  us  |  sing  .  unto  the  |  Lord, 
or, 

O  come  let  us  sing  |  unto  .  the  |  Lord, 

Let  us  magni  |  fy  .his  .  |  name  .  to  |  gather, 
is  smoother  and  more  agreeable,  though  it  may  be  less  correct, 
than 

Let  us  1  magnify  .  his  |  name  .  to  |  gether. 
A   devout    or   reverential   expression   sometimes    dictates   a 
dwelling  upon  a  word  which  might  otherwise  be  passed   over 
rapidly.     Thus, 

Lead  me  for  Thy  |  name's  |  sake, 
rather  than 

Lead  me  |  for  Thy  |  name's  sake. 

These  are  some  of  the  principles  kept  in  view  in  dividing  the 
words.     To  state  them  all  would  require  a  dissertation  on  the 


EXPLANATORY      PREFACE.  9 

subject.  Readings,  which  may  not  be  thought  correct,  will  be 
generally  found  to  have  at  least  the  merit  of  smoothness  and  of 
ease  in  execution ;  which,  for  congregational  chanting,  is  an 
important  consideration. 

With  regard  to  the  manner  of  performance,  Mr.  Jebb  again 
remarks  : — 

"  The  correct  recitation  of  the  Chant,  that  is,  the  singing  of 
the  words  upon  the  holding  note,  is  a  matter  of  considerable  diffi- 
culty. It  is  essential  that  a  good  chanter  should  be  a  good 
reader  also.  No  mechanical  rule  can  be  given  for  its  perform- 
ance. But  decorum,  gravity,  and  due  expression  will  be  best 
secured  by  attending  strictly  to  the  punctuation  of  the  Psalter, 
not  merely  to  the  colon  which  marks  the  pause,  but  to  all  the 
other  stops,  and  to  the  emphatic  words  of  the  sentence.  But  the 
accentuation  ought  to  be  very  slight,  just  sufficient  to  mark  the 
sense.  Anything  like  declamation  in  the  recitation  not  only  sins 
against  good  taste,  but  causes  indistinctness  j  since  it  cannot  be 
expected  that  any  two  men  can  exactly  agree  in  their  emphasis : 
and  bad  taste  defies  all  rules,  and  varies  in  each  individual. 

"A  great  anxiety  is  often  shown  so  to  regulate  the  recitation 
as  that  each  word  and  syllable  may  be  pronounced  at  the  same 
time  by  the  whole  Choir.  It  would  be  impossible,  or  at  least  a 
work  of  extreme  difficulty,  to  make  or  enforce  any  such  rule. 
But  it  is  not  in  fact  desirable.  A  certain  degree  of  license  ought 
to  be  permitted,  in  this  part  of  the  Chant,  to  each  singer,  so  as 
to  allow  of  that  devotional  freedom  and  elasticity  which  gives  so 
much  life  to  the  Chant,  and  which  distinguishes  it  from  metrical 
Psalmody.  This  is  quite  consistent  with  sufficient  distinctness, 
as  will  be  found  in  the  practice  of  all  Choirs  (the  admirable  one 
of  Canterbury,  for  example,)  who  have  been  taught  to  observe 
the  rules  of  punctuation  and  accent ;  and  I  confess  I  should  be 
sorry  to  exchange  for  a  correct,  but  tame  and  mechanical  per- 
formance, that  majestic  roll  of  the  Chant,  which  resembles  the 
voice  of  many  waters.  This  method,  admitting  of  no  accurate 
definition,  best  accords  with  the  saluto  oratio,  yet  rhythmical  flow 
of  the  holy  songs  themselves. 

"  But  the  general  fault  of  Choirs  in  their  recitation  has  been 
A 


10  EXPLANATORY      PREFACE. 

to  neglect  punctuation  altogether,  and  to  hurry  through  it  as  if 
they  were  going  to  take  a  running  leap  at  the  tune  or  air,  which, 
indeed,  they  perform  with  a  jerk  or  jump.  In  truth,  many  seem 
to  think  the  air  to  be  everything.  The  fact  is,  if  the  recitation  is 
properly  attended  to,  and  the  reading  studied,  the  air  will  take 
care  of  itself" 

The  use  of  figures,  to  correspond  with  the  notes  of  a  chant, 
was  employed  at  St.  Paul's  College,  long  before  it  was  known 
to  be  common  elsewhere.  The  system,  as  applied  in  the  present 
work,  is  believed  to  be  the  easiest  yet  invented  for  the  promotion 
of  chanting  in  our  congregations. 

The  colon  (  :  )  which  divides  the  verse  throughout  the  Psalter, 
has  been  strictly  kept  to  its  position  in  the  English  Prayer 
Book. 

The  selection  of  chants,  which  follows,  though  limited,  may 
add  something  to  the  convenience  of  the  book.  Several  of 
the  Gregorian  tones  will  be  found  in  the  form  in  which  they 
are  now  generally  used.  In  this  form  they  are  a  simple  style 
of  the  ordinary  English  chant.  It  is  doubtful  whether  the 
Gregorian  tones  can  be  applied  to  our  English  Psalter,  and 
retain  much  of  their  original  character  ;  and  if  they  can,  still 
there  is  no  good  reason  why  they  should  be  used  to  the  exclu- 
sion of  the  English  chant,  which,  when  not  disfigured  by  un- 
seemly melody,  has  a  character  of  its  own,  decidedly  ecclesiasti- 
cal. The  Anglo  Catholic  Church  has  surely  as  good  a  right  to 
its  own  music,  as  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  ;  and  this  species 
of  chant,  consisting  of  a  recitative  and  a  plain  and  short  melody, 
has  been  the  peculiar  song  of  the  Church  of  England,  ever  since 
she  has  used  an  English  Psalter.  It  is  adapted  to  the  structure 
of  our  language,  and  ought  to  be  retained,  as  belonging  to  the 
celebration  of  Divine  worship  in  the  vernacular  tongue. 

W.  A.  M. 

Church  of  the  Holy  Communion^ 
New  York,  June,  1847. 


GREGORIAN    CHA%TS, 


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4. 

Second  ToxNE. 

.1  2  3  4  1 


2  3 


5-0— -p-p- 


1 
5. 

Third  Tone. 
"V         1     1  2  3 


^ 


-p- 


-^ 


5  6 


a=: 


:o 


ii 


First  Ending. 
2         3  4  5 


-p-p^  -o 


sis 


1 1" 


:*=ia-i: 


11 


6. 


Third  Tone. 


-.z^i 


2  3  4  1 


Second  Ending. 
2  3  4  5 


t:^L:P~  P:'  :?!zfe 


X3: 


o 


7. 

Fourth  Tone. 

1  2        3 


First  Ending. 
2         3  4  5 


S3 


loixo: 


g 


1      I 


■| r 


A    I I 


12 


GREGORIAN    CHANTS. 


8. 

Fourth  Tone. 


1      I — |- 


::o:  z^zw^i  loiro 


I 


Second  Ending. 
2  3  4  5 

DIZIT 


LOI 


9. 

Fifth  Tone. 

,1  2  3 

:bzi: 


2  3 


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10. 

Sixth  Tone. 


2  3 


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11. 

Seventh  Tone. 

1  2  3 4  1 

n — r 


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First  Ending. 
2  3  4  5  6 


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12. 


Seventh  Tone. 

12  3 


P~¥ 


1^ 


Fourth  Ending. 
2  3  4  5 


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13. 

Eighth  Tone. 


,      1  ii ;j 


First  Ending. 
2  3  4  5 


^:^i^^^Nt^P^^^^i^iP 


14. 

Eighth  Tone. 
.^       ,       1  2         3  4  1 


Second  Ending. 
2         3  4  5 


,5--o  Pp— p--  :^f  ^ 


:r.p=.-pr. 


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15. 

Eighth  Tone,  Irregular. 
^  u.        1  2  3  4  1 


-^^SM^^^^sm 


SINGLE     CHANTS. 


16. 

1  2  3  4 


?I^S§£S3E:'^P^= 


Bellamy* 

5  6 


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-i — ^^- 


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17. 

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Battisliill. 

4  5  6 


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I 


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1_  2  3  J J_      _2^     _3__      4  5  J 

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14 


SINGLE    CHANTS. 


20. 


Tallis. 

2  3  4  5  6 


Tg_g_ne_r©_c_p_gfii:.e_^r    L 


I — ^f 


-0_ 

T5_ 


O- 


o_— P: 


o 


-o 


PEPEEE3E 


21. 

.^_^_J.  2        3  4  1 


Dr.  Nares. 

4  5  6 


m 


o^if*- 


o-'o 


l^p-T o. 


^*: 


:«--5: 


f-^ 


i_r 


mm 


i 


22. 


e 


F- 


ill 


2  3 

zi~n:i 


Travers. 

4  5  6 


*m 


P-F 


r©-i-el 


B 


F-P- 


=©^=F= 


-g^s=3"c^© 


F-P- 


■| r 


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23. 


Barrow. 

4  5  6 


!s^gil|fg|p5S 


f 


r 


-e-  -]© 


¥ 


p-#:pT5:F^-F&f=Fe-i 


33: 


1 


SINGLE    CHANTS 


15 


24. 


Dr.  Alcock. 

4  5  6 


O      I 


Pz 


^-b:^ 
-^-o 


I      I 


O- 


I       i       I      -^ 


25. 


s 


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J, 

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o 


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6         _ 


26. 

1  2  3 


.or=: 


:o_- 


is^ 


John  Travers. 

4  5  6 


>;-L.feii:-^^ 


E^IE 


:qiio; 


^ 


O 


f^ 


e= 


o 


-^- 


rn- 


zz 


27. 


i 


Q-Fe^-g 


o — o 


©- 
o- 

©- 


p-p- 


ft 


p;: 


&z:erpo.-:rS:c]l=^: 


■.rzzipzp. 


^|S 


16 


SINGLE    CHANTS. 


28. 


2  3 


2  3 


Far  rant. 

5  ti 


E 


"3: 


Q-'-lQ-n^-roT^-rnQ-i^TF-r-f 


--€3 — ^,- 


n"~T 


o: 


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=--Ff 


im 


29. 

1  2  3  4 


Dr.  BloTT. 

4  5  6 


"#p' 


iiie&llS 


30. 


■#: 


:«; 


© 


t--Or-_-^ 


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O 


i 


Dr.  Hayes. 

2         3  4  5  6 


:^r-dr 


o 


^c-oc: 


s 


^:# 


-o-    ^e- 


:^: 


1 — ^< 


glig^gS 


31. 


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5  6 


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irzioic 


m 


SINGLE    CHANTS 


17 


32. 


Pnrcell. 


_2 3 4 


3  4 5 


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O' 


ioE 


EF^; 


r5 


g 


"p= 


Q_ 


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33. 


i^ig 


p: 


I>r.  AyrtoMi. 

4  5  6 


BSsllplEiii 


f-rp-i 


I 

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34. 


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2  3 


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^— p:g:  p. 


35. 


'■^^ 


o 


^   1 


^ 


1 


^      -p CZo- 


•^-r£-^^r8-r- 


qa: 


g 


DOUBLE    CHANTS 


36. 


Dr.  Boyce. 


p-|©- 


iPi=iggi=E 


p- 


p-^o- 


>;-# 


«: 


I 


'^: 


iggjl^pjiialgt 


■p    r 

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o^    oT^r®  "o^: 


d-rel 


t=pr^ 


r;©FE 


37. 


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FFg-F--F^-TJ-Fg-g=Fo- F 


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^"P" 


-#: 


^ 


:i: 


1^=:^ 


:^x: 


loiToirigzn^ 


iilSPiil 


DOUBLE    CHANTS 


19 


38. 


Spolir. 


-^ 


O 

— O 


1 


o^ — ^ 


-^So^o 


^s^s 


^^M^l 


ipl 


:& 


:ci: 


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=^p- 


p-e_= 


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^:-#- 


o._:P:_.Q^._:§__:^__o 


ii 


rri — io~ 


I 


n    r 


m 


39. 


liang^dou. 


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-p-    -o      -o 


— o ' — [--o— I-  o- 


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pr 


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i 


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||[E 


20 


DOUBLE    CHANTS 


40. 


.^=t 


-o 


zaz, 


^-f= 


231 


E^il 


Dr.  Supiiis. 

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1 


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i 


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8=^; 


^_g±Q: 


:52: 


.Q Q_. ^Q ^_ 


1 


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=E=ske 


DOUBLE    CHANTS 


21 


-# 


42.  Beckwitli. 

12341  23  456 


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5- 


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3  4 


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o 


^: 


o 


& 


i^Miii^iM 


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43. 

12  3  4 


o 


-oE:or-g-H 


I       ^, 


-o 


LZ     I' 


Greg^orian. 

4  5  6 

~i — r 


o-r — p-p 

I        I      I 


io 


B± 


a 


nO- 


i— p- 


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o- 


o_eI  ,- 


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ii 


ji. 1__        2 3_       4 


filpz.^feJiS 


O      C5 


lO    ncT 


■tt- 


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22  EXPLANATORY      PREFACE. 

The  foregoing  selection  of  Chants  has  been  made  with  a  view 
to  congregational  use  ;  on  which  account  the  Melody  has  loeen 
more  an  object,  than  otherwise  might  have  been  desirable. 

The  Harmony,  it  will  be  perceived,  is  not  that  of  a  full  organ- 
part,  but  an  arrangement  of  the  ordinary  vocal  parts,  from  which 
it  will  be  easy  to  select  the  Alto  and  Tenor ;  the  Treble  and 
Bass  being  sufficiently  distinct  as  they  stand.  This  part  of  the 
work  has  been  prepared  by  Mr.  J.  Hodges,  Organist  of  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Communion.  Most  of  the  Chants,  however, 
have  been  reprinted,  without  alteration,  from  English  works  of 
good  authority.  Some  three  or  four  have  been  taken  at  second 
hand,  from  the  "Daily  Service,"  edited  by  Mr.  Warren,  of 
Troy,  to  which  those  are  referred,  who  desire  to  possess  the 
whole  service,  as  sung  in  the  English  Cathedrals,  and  the  best 
collection  of  pure  ecclesiastical  chants  yet  published  in  this 
country. 


MORIIIG    PRAYER. 


\)m\U,  a'ultcmus  JDomino. 

f^  COME,  let  us  sing  iin-^to  ^tlie  ^Lord  :  let  us 
^^^  heartily  rejoice  in  the  ^strength  ^ of  ^ our  ^sal- 
ivation. 

Let  us  come  before  his  presence  -with  ^thanks- 
"* giving  :  and  show  ourselves  -glad  ^in  ^him  ^with 
^psalms. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  -^great  ^God  :  and  a  great 
^King  ^a-^bove  ^all  ^gods. 

Li  his  hand  are  all  the  corners  ^of  ^the  ^  earth  : 
and  the  strength  of  the  "hills  ^is  ^^his  *^also. 

The  sea  is  his,  -and  ^he  ^made  it  :  and  his  hands 
pre- -pared  ^the  ^^dry  Maud. 

O  come,  let  us  worship  ~and  ^fall  ^down  :  and 
kneel  be- ^  fore  ^the  ^Lord  ^our  ^  Maker. 

For  he  is  the  -Lord  ^our  '^God  :  and  we  are  the 
people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  ^^ sheep  ^of  ^his  ^hand. 

O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  ^ho-^li- 
^ness  :  let  the  whole  earth  -stand  ^in  ^awe  ^of 
^him. 

For  he  cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  ^judge  ^the 
^  earth  :  and  with  righteousness  to  judge  the  world, 
and  the  ^peo-^ple  ^with  ^his  "^ truth. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
2to=^the^Ho-My« Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^  shall  ^be  :  world  with-  out -^  end.     ^^A-^men. 


24  MORNING  PRAYER. 


"Vl/^E  praise  ~thee,  ^O  ^God  :  we  acknowledge 
^^     Hhee  Ho 'he 'the  ^Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  "wor-^ship  ^thee  :  the  ^  Fa- 
rther ^  ever- ^  last- ^ing. 

To  thee  all  Angels  ~cry  ^a-^loud  :  the  Heavens, 
and  ^all  ^the  ^Powers  ^ there- ^ in. 

To  thee  Cheruhim,  and  '~Se-^rapli-^im  :  con-^tin- 
^ual-Mj  ^do  ^cry  : 

Holy,  Ho-  ly,  Holy,  Lord  God  of^Sa-^ba- 
^oth  : 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  Majesty  ^of 
^thy  ^^Glo-^ry. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  Apostles  ^ Upraise 
^thee  : 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  ^Pro-^phets  ^ Upraise 
^thee. 

The  noble  army  of  Martyrs  -Upraise  ^thee  : 

The  holy  Church  throughout  all  the  world  ^doth 
^  ac-^  know- ^  ledge  ^thee  : 

The  2=^Fa-nher  :  of  an  ^in-^iinite  ^Ma-^jes-'ty  : 

Thine  adorable,  true,  and  ^on-^Iy  ^Son  : 

Also  the  Holy  ^  Ghost,  ^the  ^  Com- ^ fort- ^er. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory,  ~=^0  ^Christ  : 

Thou  art  the  ever- ^ last- ^ing  ^Son  ^of  the  ^Fa- 
ther. 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  de-^liv-^er 
^man  :  thou  didst  humble  thyself  to  be  ^^born  ^of 
^a  ^Virgin. 

When  thou  hadst  overcome  the  ^  sharp- ^ness  of 
^  death  :  thou  didst  open  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven  to 
^all  ^^be-'^^liev-'^ers. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right  ^hand  ^of  ^God  :  in  the 
2Glo-=^ry  ^ of  ^ the  ^Father. 


MORNING  PRAYER.  25 

We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  ~be  ^our 
* Judge  : 

We  therefore  praj  thee,  help  thy  servants,  whom 
thou  hast  redeemed  ~with  ^thy  "^pre-^cious  ^ blood. 

Make  them  to  be  numbered  ~with  ^thy  '^  Saints  : 
in  -  glo-  ^  ry  ^  ev-  ^  er-  ^  lasting. 

O  Lord,  -save  ^thy  ^people  :  and^bless  ^thine 
^her-^it-^age. 

G-^ov-^ern  "^them  :  and  ~lift  ^them  hip  ^for  ^ever. 

Day  by  day  we  ~magni-^fy  ^thee  : 

And  we  worship  thy  Name  ever,  ^  world  ^with- 
'^^out  ^end. 

Vouch- ~  safe,  ^O  ^Lord  :  to  keep  us  this  ^day 
^  with- ^^  out  ^sin. 

O  Lord,  have  '~mer-^cy  up-'^on  us  :  have  ^mer-^cy 
up-'*^on  ^us. 

O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  up-^^on  ^us  :  as  our 
^  trust  ^is  ^^in  "^thee. 

O  Lord,  in  thee  ^have  ^I  trusted  :  let  me  never 
^be  ^  con- ^^ found- ^ed. 


JJencbiiite,  omnia  opera  SDomini. 

^^  ALL  ye  Works  of  the  Lord,  -bless  ^ye  the 
^^^  ^Lord  :  praise  him,  and  -magni-^fy  ^him  ^for 
^ever. 

O  ye  Angels  of  the  Lord,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  -magni- "^fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Heavens,  -bless  ^ye  the  '^Lord  :  praise  him, 
and  ^magni-^fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Waters  that  be  above  the  firmament,  -bless 
^ye  the  ''Lord  :  praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  "^him  ^for 
^  ever. 

O    all   ye   Powers   of  the   Lord,   -bless   ^ye    the 
*Lord  :  praise  him,  and  ^magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 
C 


26  MORNING  PRAYER. 

O  ye  Sun  and  Moon,  ~  bless  ^ye  the  '^Lord  :  praise 
him,  and  ~magni-"fy  ''him  ^for  *^ever. 

O  ye  Stars  of  Heaven,  ^ bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Showers  and  Dew,  ^bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Winds  of  God,  ^  bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  :  praise 
him,  and  ~magni-^fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Fire  and  Heat,  ^  bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  :  praise 
him,  and  ~magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  *^ever. 

O  ye  Winter  and  Summer,  ^bless  ^ye  the  '^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Dews  and  Frosts,  ^ bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  '^him  ^for  '^ever. 

O  ye  Frost  and  Cold,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  :  praise 
him,  and  ^magni-^fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Ice  and  Snow,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  :  praise 
him,  and  -magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Nights   and   Days,  ~bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord 
praise  him,  and  ~magni- ^fy  ^him  ^for  '^ever. 

O  ye  Light  and  Darkness,  ^ bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord 
praise  him,  and  -magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Lightnings  and  Clouds,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord 
praise  him,  and  -magni- ^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  let  the  Earth  -bless  ^the  ^Lord  :  yea,  let  it 
praise  him,  and  -magni- ^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Mountains  and  Hills,  -bless  ^ye  the  "^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  -magni- ^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  all  ye  Green  Things  upon  the  earth,  -bless  ^ye  the 
^Lord  :  praise  him,  and  -magni-"fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Wells,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  :  praise  him,  and 
^magni-^f)^  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Seas  and  Floods,  -bless  ^ye  the  '^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  -magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Whales,  and  all  that  move  in  the  waters, 
^ bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  :  praise  him,  and  ^magni-^fy 
*hiin  ^for  ^ever. 


MORNING  PRAYER.  27 

O  all  ye  Fowls  of  the  Air,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~magni- ^fy  Miim  ^for  ^ever. 

O  all  ye  Beasts  and  Cattle,  ~ bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  Miim  ^for  *^ever. 

O  ye   Children   of  Men,   ~ bless  ^ye   the  ^Lord 
praise  him,  and  ~magni-^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  let  Israel  -bless  ^the  ^Lord  :  praise  him,  and 
~ magni- ^ fy  ^ him  ^ for  ^ ever. 

O  ye  Priests  of  the  Lord,  ^ bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ~  magni- ^fy  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Servants  of  the  Lord,  -bless  ^ye  the  ^Lord  : 
praise  him,  and  ^ magni- ^fy  ''him  ^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  Spirits  and  Souls  of  the  Righteous,  '^  bless 
^ye  the  "^Lord  :  praise  him,  and  -  magni- ^fy  Miim 
^for  ^ever. 

O  ye  holy  and  humble  Men  of  heart,  ^  bless  ^ye 
the  ^Lord  :  praise  him,  and  -  magni- ^fy  ^him  ^for 
^ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  -and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
Ho  ^  the  ^  Ho- My  « Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^ shall  ^be  :  world  with-  out~^end.     ^^A-^men. 


lubliate  JDco. 


O 


BE  joyful  in  the  Lord,  -all  ^ye  ^ lands  :  serve 
the  Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  before  his 
^pres-^ence  ^with  ^a  ^song. 

Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  -he  ^is  ''God  :  it  is  he 
that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ;  we  are  his 
people,  and  the  ~^ sheep  ^of  Miis  ^pasture. 

O  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
and  into  his  -courts  ^with  ''praise  :  be  thankful  unto 
him,  and  speak  -^good  ''of  ^his  ^Name. 

P^or  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  ^ev-^er- 


28  MORNING  PRAYER. 


^lasting  :  and  his  truth  ejidureth  from  gener-^ation 
^to  ^  gen- ^e-^  ration. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
Ho  ^the^Ho-My  ^Gliost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ~ever 
^  shall  ^be  :  world  with-  out ~^  end.     ^^A-'^men. 


33cncliictu0. 

"OLESSED  be  the  Lord  ^^God  ^of  ^Israel  :  for  he 
-^   hath  visited  ~and  ^ re- ^deemed  ^his  ^people  : 

And  hath  raised  up  a  mighty  sal-^va-^tion  ^for 
us  :  in  the  house  ^of  ^his  '^ser-'^vant  ^ David  : 

As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  ~ho-^ly  ^Proph- 
ets :  which  have  been  ^ since  ^ihe  "^  world  ^be-^gan  : 

That  we  should  be  saved  -from  ^our  ^enemies  : 
and  from  the  ^hand  ^of  ^all  ^that  '^hate  us. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ~and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
no'^the^Ho-^ly  ^Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^ shall  "^be  :  world  with-  out^end.     ^^A-^men. 


EYENIIG    PEAYER 


(Hantate  SDommo. 


/^  SING  unto  the  Lord  a  ^^new  ^song  :  for  lie 
^^^   hath  ~^done  ^niar-^vellous  ^things. 

With  his  own  right  hand,  and  with  his  ^ho-^lj 
^arm  :  hath  he  gotten  him- ^^ self  '^^the  ^victory. 

Tiie  Lord  declared  ^his  ^sal-ovation  :  his  right- 
eousness hath  he  openly  showed  ^in  ^the  ^  sight  ^of 
the  Mieathen. 

He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  truth  toward 
the  "house  ^of  ^Israel  :  and  all  the  ends  of  the  world 
have  seen  the  sal-^va-^tion  ^of^our  ^God. 

Show  yourselves  joyful  unto  the  Lord,  ~all  ^ye 
0 lands  :  sing,  re-~joice,  ^and  ^^give  ^thanks. 

Praise  the  Lord  up-^on  ^the  Miarp  :  sing  to  the 
harp  with  a  ^ psalm  ^of  ^^ thanks- ^giving. 

With  trumpets  ~also  ^and  ^  shawms  :  O  show  your- 
selves joyful  be-^fore  ^the  ^Lord,  ^the  ^King. 

Let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  all  that  ~ there- ^in 
'^is  :  the  round  world,  and  ^they  ^that  ^  dwell  ^there- 
^in. 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands,  and  let  the  hills  be 
joyful  together  be- ^ fore  ^the  ^Lord  :  for  he  cometh 
to  '-^judge  O'^the  ^ earth. 

With  righteousness  shall  he  "judge  ^the  ^  world  : 
and  the  ^peo-^ple  w^ith  ^eq-^ui-^ty. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
nonhe^Ho-My  ^Ghost: 


30  EVENING  PRAYER. 

As  it  was   in   the  beginning,  is  now,  and  -ever 
^  shall  ^  be  :  world  with-  ^  out  ^  end.     ^  ^  A-  ^  men. 


Uonum  est  confitm. 


TT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  un-^to  ^the 
^LoRD  :  and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  Name,  ~^0 
^^Most  ^Highest  : 

To  tell  of  thy  loving-kindness  early  ^in  ^ the  ^morn- 
ing :  and  of  thy  truth  ^in  ^the  ^^ night  ^season  : 

Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  up-~on 
^the  ^lute  :  upon  a  loud  instrument,  ^and  ^up-^on 
^the  ^liarp. 

For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  ^through  ^thy 
^  works  :  and  I  will  rejoice  in  giving  praise  for  the 
oper-^a-^tions  ^of  ^tliy  ^  hands. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
2to^the^Ho-My  ^Ghost: 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^  shall  ^be  :  world  with-  out^^end.     ^^A-^men. 


JBnts  misertatur. 


^  OD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and^^bless  ^us  :  and 
^^  show  us  the  light  of  his  countenance,  and  be 
^merci-^ful  ^un-^to  ^us  : 

That  thy  way  may  be  ^ known  up-^on  ^  earth  : 
thy  saving  ^health  ^a-^mong  ^all  ^nations. 

Let  the  people -praise  thee,  ^O  ^God  :  yea,  let 
^all  ^the  ^peo-^ple  Upraise  thee. 

O  let  the  nations  rejoice  -and  ^be  ^glad  :  for  thou 
shalt  judge  the  folk  righteously,  and  govern  the  ^na- 
^tions  up-^^on  ^  earth. 


EVENING  PRAYER.  31 

Let  the  people  Upraise  thee,  ^O  ^God  :  yea,  let 
^all  "the  ^peo-^ple  ^'praise  thee. 

Then  shall  the  earth  bring  ~ forth  ^her  ''increase  : 
and  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  ^^give  ^us  ^his 
^blessing. 

God  shall  ^^ bless  His  :  and  all  the  ends  of  the 
"world  ^ shall  ''^fear  ^him. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
Ho  Hhe  ^Ho-My  ^ Ghost: 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^ shall  ''be  :  world  with-  ouf^^end.     ^^A-^men. 


Brnebk,  anima  mea. 


■pPtAISE  the  Lord,  ^O^my  Hsoul  :  and  all  that  is 
-^     within  me, Upraise  ^his  ^ho-^ly  ^Name. 

Praise  the  Lord,  ~0  ^my  ^soul  :  and  forget  not 
*all  ^his  ^ ben- ^e-^ fits: 

Who  forgiveth  ^all  ^thy  ^sin  :  and  healeth  all 
^  thine  ^in-'^fir-^mi-^ties  : 

Who  saveth  thy  life  ^from  ^de-^struction  :  and 
crowneth  thee  with  mercy  and  ^lov- ^ing- ''^kind- 
^ness. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  ye  Angels  of  his,  ye  that  ex- 
^cel  ^in  ^strength  :  ye  that  ftdfil  his  commandment, 
and  hearken  unto  the  ^^ voice  ''of  ^his  ^word. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  all  ~ye  ^his  ^ hosts  :  ye  ser- 
vants of  his  that  ~do  ^his  ''•^  pleas- ^ure. 

O  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  his,  in 
all  places  of  ~his  ^do-hninion  :  praise  thou  the 
^^Lord,  ^O  ^my  ^soul. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ''Son  :  and 
2toHhe^Ho-My  ^  Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^  shall  ^be  :  world  with-  out ^^  end.     ^^A-^men, 


OCCASIOIAL  SEEYICES, 


faster  Pag. 

Instead  of  the  "  Vemte^  exultemus  Domino P 

I^HRIST  our  Passover  is  ~sacri-^ficed  ^for  us  : 
therefore  ^let  ^us  "^keep  ^the  ^  feast  : 
Not  with  the  old  leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven 
of  malice  and  "wick-^ed-'^ness  :  but  with  the  un- 
leavened bread  of  sin-~cer-^i-^tj  ^and  ^  truth. 

^HRIST  being  raised  from  the  dead,  ^dieth  ^no 
"^more  :  death  hath  no  more  do-~min-^ion  ^o- 
^ver  ^him. 

For  in  that  he  died,  he  died  unto  ~^sin  ^once  :  but 
in  that  he  liveth,  he  ^liv-^eth  hm-^to  ^God. 

Likewise  reckon  ye  also  yourselves  to  be  dead  in- 
deed ^un-^to  ^sin  :  but  alive  unto  God  through  ~Je- 
^sus  ^Christ  ^our  ^Lord. 

I^HRIST  is  risen  ^from  ^the  ^dead  :  and  become 
^^   the  first- "fruits  ^of  ^them  ^that  ^ slept. 

For  since  by  ~man  ^came  ^ death  :  by  man  came 
also  the  resur-^rec-^tion  ^of  ^the  ^dead. 

For  as  in  Adam  "^all  ^die  :  even  so  in  Christ  shall 
^all  ^be  ^made  ^a-^live. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
^to^the^Ho-My  ^Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ~ever 
^  shall  ^be  :  world  with- ^  out  ^end.     ^^A-^men. 


OCCASIONAL  SERVICES. 

©ffice  of  jJnstitutlon  of  ilTlnbUra. 

Laudate  nomen. 

/^   PRAISE  the  Lord,  laud  ye  the  Name  ^of  ^the 
^^^   ^LoRD   :   praise  it,   O  ye  '~ser-^vants  ^of  ^the 

^LORD. 

Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  ~of  ^the  "^Lord  :  in  the 
courts  of  the  '~^  house  "^of  ^our  ^God. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  for  the  ~Lord  ^is  ^gracious  : 
O  sing  praises  unto  his  Name,  ^^for  ^it  ^is  *^  lovely. 

The  Lord  is  gracious  and  ^mer-^ci-^ful  :  long- 
suffering,  -and  ^of  ^^great  ^goodness. 

The  Lord  is  loving  unto  ^eve-^ry  ^man  :  and  his 
mercy  is  ^o-^ver  ^all  ^his  ^  works. 

All  thy  works  praise  ~thee,  '^O  ^Lord  :  and  thy 
saints  give  ^"thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Je-^ru-^sa-^lem  :  and 
gather  together  the  ^^  out- ^  casts  ^of  *^  Israel. 

He  healeth  those  that  are  -broken  ^in  ^ heart  :  and 
giveth  medicine  to  ^heal  ^ their  ^^sick-^ness. 

The  Lord's  delight  is  in  ^them  ^that  ^fear  him  : 
and  put  their  ^^ trust  "^in  ^his  ^ mercy. 

Praise  the  Lord,  -O  ^Je-'^rusalem  :  praise  thy 
23God,  ^^O^Sion. 

For  he  hath  made  fast  the  bars  ^of  ^thy  Agates  : 
and  hath  blessed  thy  ~chil-^dren  ^  with- ^ in  ^thee. 

He  maketh  peace  -in  ^thy  ^borders  :  and  fiUeth 
thee  -with  ^the  '^ flour  ^of  ^ wheat. 

He  is  our  God,  even  the  God  of  whom  -cometh 
^sal-"*  vation  :  God  is  the  Lord,  by  ^whom  ^we  es- 
^^cape  ^  death. 

O  God,  wonderful  art  thou  in  thy  -ho-^ly  ^places  : 
even  the  God  of  Israel,*  he  will  give  strength  and 
power  unto  his  people.*     ^^  Bless- ^ed  ^be  ^God. 
D 


34  OCCASIONAL  SERVICES. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
^to=^the^Ho-My  ^Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ~ever 
^ shall  ^be  :  world  with-- out  ^end.     ^^A-^men. 


^IjanksgltJmg  Slag. 

Instead  of  the  ^'Venite,  eocultemus  Do7nino" 

ORAISE  ye  the  Lord  ;  for  it  is  good  to  sing 
praises  un-^to  ^our  ^God  :  for  it  is  pleasant, 
^^and  'Upraise  ^is  ^comely. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Je-^ru-^sa-Mem  :  he 
gathereth  together  the  ~^  out- ^  casts  ^of  *^  Israel. 

He  healeth  those  that  are  ^broken  ^in  ^ heart  : 
and  ~bind-^eth  ^up  ^ their  ^wounds. 

He  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,*  and  pre- 
pare th  rain  -for  ^the  ^ earth  :  he  maketh  the  grass  to 
-grow  ^up-^on  ^the  ^mountains. 

He  giveth  to  the  -beast  "^his  ^food  :  and  to  the 
young  ~ra-^vens  ^^ which  ""cry. 

Praise  the  Lord,  -O  ^Je-^rusalem  :  praise  thy 
2^God,  ^-^O  ^Sion. 

For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  ^of  ^thy  Agates  : 
he  hath  blessed  thy  -chil-^dren  ^  with- ^ in  ^thee. 

He  maketh  peace  ^in  ^thy  ^borders  :  and  fiUeth 
thee  with  the  -fi-^  nest  ^of  ^the  Svheat. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
no  ^  the  ^  Ho- My  « Ghost  : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ^ever 
^  shall  ^be  :  world  with- ^  out  ^end.     ^^A-^men. 


OCCASIONAL  SERVICES.  35 


Burial  of  tl)c  IDmir. 

T  ORD,  let  me  know  my  end,  and  the  number 
-*-^  ^of  ^my  Mays  :  that  I  may  be  certified  how 
~long  ^I  ^have  ^to  ^live. 

Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  it  were  a  span 
long,*  and  mine  age  is  even  as  nothing  in  re-^spect 
^of  ^thee  :  and  verily  every  man  living  is  ^al-^to- 
^geth-'^er  '^vanity. 

For  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow,  and  disquiet- 
eth  him- -self  ^in  ^vain  :  he  heapeth  up  riches,  and 
cannot  tell  ~who  ^  shall  ^gath-^er  ^them. 

And  now.  Lord,  ^what  is  ^my  ^hope  :  Truly  my 
hope  is  ~e-^ven  ^^in  ^thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  ^mine  "^  of- ^  fences  :  and  make 
me  not  a  re-^buke  ^un-^to  ^the  ^foolish. 

When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  chasten  man  for 
sin,*  thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away,*  like 
as  it  were  a  moth  ~ fretting  ^a  ^garment  :  every  man 
~ there- ^ fore  Ms  ^but  ^vanity. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  with  thine  ears 
con-~sider  ^my  ^calling  :  hold  not  thy  ~^ peace  ^at 
^my  *^  tears  : 

For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee,  and  a  ^so-^journ- 
'*er  :  as  ^all  '^my  ^fa-^thers  ^were. 

O  spare  me  a  little,  that  I  may  re- ^  cover  ^my 
^strength  :  before  I  go  hence,  ^and  ^be  ^no  ^more 
^seen. 

Lord,  thou  hast  ^been  ^our  h'efuge  :  from  one 
gener-^a-^tion  "^to  ^  an- ^  other. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,*  or  ever 
the  earth  and  the  ^  world  ^were  ^made  :  thou  art 
God  from  everlasting,  and  *  world  ^  with- ^^  out  ^end. 

Thou  turnest  man  ^to  ^de-^struction  :  again  thou 
sayest,  Come  a- ^ gain,  ^ye  '*  children  ^of  ^men. 


36  OCCASIONAL  SERVICES. 

For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  but  as  ^yes- 
^ter-^day  :  seeing  that  is  past  ~as  "a  ^ watch  ^in  the 
^  night. 

As  soon  as  thou  scatterest  them  they  are  even  ^as 
^a  ^  sleep  :  and  fade  away  ~  sudden- ^ly  Mike  ^the 
^  grass. 

In  the  morning  it  is  green,  and  ^grow-^eth  ^up  : 
but  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  ^^  dried  "^up,  ^and 
^withered. 

For  we  consume  away  in  ^thy  ^dis- ^pleasure  : 
and  are  afraid  at  thy  ~ wrath- ^ful  Mn-^ dig- ^nation. 

Thou  hast  set  our  mis- ^ deeds  ^ be- ''fore  thee  : 
and  our  secret  sins  in  the  hght  ~of  ^thy  "^coun-^te- 
^  nance. 

For  when  thou  art  angry,  all  our  ^days  ^are  ^gone  : 
we  bring  our  years  to  an  end,  as  it  '~were  ^a  ^tale 
^that  is  "^told. 

The  days  of  our  age  are  threescore  years  and 
ten;*  and  though  men  be  so  strong  that  they  come  to 
fourscore  years,*  yet  is  their  strength  then  but  ^labour 
^and  ^sorrow  :  so  soon  passeth  it  a-^way,  ^and  ^we 
^are  ^gone. 

So  teach  us  to  -number  ^our  Mays  :  that  we  may 
apply  our  ^^ hearts  ^un-^to  ^wisdom. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  ^and  ^to  the  ^Son  :  and 
^to  ^ the  ^ Ho- My  6  Ghost  : 

As  it  w^as  in  the  beginning,  is  now%  and  ~ever 
^ shall  ^be  :  world  with- ~' out  ^end.     ^^A-Miien. 


SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS, 

TO  BE  USED  INSTEAD  OF  THE  PSALMS  FOR  THE  DAY,  AT 
THE  DISCRETION  OF  THE  MINISTER. 


Selection  IivBt 

Psalm  xix.     CobU  enarrant. 


n|^HE  heavens  declare  the  ~  glory  ^  of  ^  God  :  and 
the  firmament  ^show-^eth  his  '^han-^dy-^vvork. 

One  day  ^telleth  ^  an- ^  other  :  and  one  night  ^cer- 
^ti-^fieth  ^  an- '^  other. 

There  is  neither  ^speech  ^nor  ^language  :  but  their 
voices  are  -heard  ^a-^^mong  ^them. 

Their  sound  is  gone  out  into  ^^all  ^ lands  :  and 
their  words  into  the  ~^ends  ^of  ^the  '^  world.  « 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  "for  ^the  ^sun  : 
which  Cometh  forth  as  a  bridegroom  out  of  his  cham- 
ber,* and  rejoiceth  as  a  -gi-^ant  to  '^run  ^his  *^ course. 

It  goeth  forth  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the  heav- 
en,* and  runneth  about  unto  the  end  of  ~it  ^a-'^gain  : 
and  there  is  nothing  hid  -from  ^the  ^heat  ^ there- ^ of. 

The  law  of  the  Lord  is  an  undefiled  law,*  con- 
averting  "^the  ^soul  :  the  testimony  of  the  Lord  is 
sure,  and  givetli  ^wis-^dom  ^un-^to  the  "^ simple. 

The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,*  and  re-~joice 
^the  '^  heart  :  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,* 
and  giveth  -light  ^un-^to  ^the  ""eyes. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,*  and  en-^dureth 
^for  ^ever  :  the  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true,  and 
'^ right-  ^  eous  ^  al-  ^  to-  ^ gether. 

More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than 
^much  ^fine  ^gold  :  sweeter  also  than  honey,  ^and 
^the  Mion- ^  ey- ^  comb. 


2  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  1. 

Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  ~ser-^vant  ^taught  :  and 
in  keeping  of  them  ^  there  ^is  '^  great  ^ re- ^  ward. 

Who  can  tell  how  oft  "he  ^of-^fendeth  :  O 
cleanse  thou  me  -from  ^mj  "^se-^cret  ^faults. 

Keep  thy  servant  also  from  pre- ^  sump- ^tuous 
^sins  :  lest  they  get  the  do-~min-'^ion  ^o-^ver  ^me. 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation 
^of  "my  Mieart  :  he  alway  ac-~cept-^able  ^in  ^thy 
^  sight, 

O  -Lord,  ^my  ^strength  :  and  ~my  ^re-^^deem-^er. 


T 


Psalm  xxiv.     Domini  est  terra. 

HE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  all  that  ^ there- ^in 
Ms  :  the  compass  of  the  world,  and  ^they  ^that 


For  he  hath  founded  it  up- -on  ^the  ^seas  :  and 
prepared  ~it  ^up-'^on  ^the  *^  floods. 

Who#shall  ascend  into  the  hill  ~of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
or  who  shall  rise  up  ^in  "^his  ^ho-^ly  ^ place  ? 

Even  he  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  ^^pure  Mieart : 
and  that  hath  not  lift  up  his  mind  unto  vanity,*  nor 
^  sworn  ^to  dc-'^ceive  ^his  *^  neighbour. 

He  shall  receive  the  blessing  -from  ^the  ^Lord  : 
and  righteousness  from  the  ~God  ^of  "^his  ^sal-ovation. 

This  is  the  generation  of  ^them  ^that  ^seek  him  : 
even  of  them  that  -seek  ^thy  ^face,  ^0  ^ Jacob. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lift  up, 
ye  ever-- last- ^ing  ^ doors  :  and  the  King  of  ^glo-^ry 
^  shall  ^come  ^in. 

Who  is  the  -King  ^of  ^ glory  :  It  is  the  Lord 
strong  and  mighty,  even  the  ^^Lord  ^migh-^ty  in 
^battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lift  up, 
ye  ever- ^  last- ^ing  Moors  :  and  the  King  of  ^glo-^ry 
^ shall  '"^come  ^in. 

Who  is  the  ^King  ^of ''glory  :  Even  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  ^he  ^is  the  ^King  ^of  ^  glory. 


Sel.  1.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  3 

Psalm  ciii.     Benedic,  ani?na  mea. 

T)RAISE  the  Lord,  ^O  ^my  ^soul  :  and  all  that  is 
within  me,  Upraise  ^liis  Mio-^lv  ^Nanie. 

Praise  the  Lord,  ~0  ^mj  ^soul  :  and  forget  not 
^all  Miis^ ben- -^e-*^ fits: 

Who  forgiveth  ^all  ^thj  ^sin  :  and  healeth  ^all 
^  thine  in- ^  firm- ^i-^  ties  : 

Who  saveth  thy  life  -from  ^de-^struction  :  and 
crowneth  thee  with  ^mer-^cy  and  ^lov-^ing- ^kind- 
ness : 

Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  ~with  ^good  ^things  : 
making  thee  young  and  ~lus-^ty  '^as  ^an  ^ eagle. 

The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  and  ^"^judg- 
"^ment  :  for  all  them  that  ^'are  ^op-*pressed  ^with 
*^  wrong. 

He  showed  his  ways  ^un-^to  ^  Moses  :  his  works 
unto  the  ^chil-^dren  of  ^Is-^ra-^el. 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  ^^mer-^cy  : 
long-suffering,  ~and  ^of  ^^ great  ^goodness. 

He  will  not  ^alway  ^be  ^chiding  :  neither  keepeth 
he  his  ~^an-'*ger  ^for  ^ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  ^  after  ^our  ^sins  :  nor 
rewarded  us  according  ~to  ^our  ^wick-'^ed-*^nesses. 

For  look  how  high  the  heaven  is  in  comparison 
-of  ^the  ^ earth  :  so  great  is  his  mercy  also  toward 
-them  ^that  ^^fear  ^liim  ! 

Look  how  wide  also  the  east  is  ^from  ^the  ^west  : 
so  far  hath  he  ^set  ^our  ^^sins  ^from  us. 

Yea,  like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  ^^own  ^children  : 
even  so  is  the  Lord  merciful  unto  ^them  ^that  ^^fear 
^him. 

For  he  knoweth  whereof  ^we  ^are  ^made  :  he  re- 
membereth  ^that  ^we  ^are  ^but  ^dust. 

The  days  of  man  are  -but  "^as  ^ grass  :  for  he  flour- 
isheth  as  a  ^flow-^er  ^of  ^the  Afield. 

For  as  soon  as  the  wind  goeth  over  it,  ^it  ^is 


4  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  2. 

^gone  :  and  the  place  thereof  shall  ^know  "^it  ^^no 
^more. 

But  the  merciful  goodness  of  the  Lord  endureth 
for  ever  and  ever*  upon  ^them  ^that  ^fear  him  :  and 
his  righteousness  upon  ~chil-^dren's  ^^chil-^dren  : 

Even  upon  such  as  ~keep  "his  ^covenant  :  and 
think  upon  his  com-^^mand-'^ments  ^to  ^do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  ^seat  ^in  ^heaven  : 
and  his  kingdom  '~ru-^leth  ^o-^ver  ^all. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his,  ye  that  ex- 
^cel  ^in  ^strength  :  ye  that  fulfil  his  commandment, 
and  hearken  unto  the  ^^  voice  ^of  ^his  ^word. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  all  ~ye  ^liis  ^ hosts  :  ye  ser- 
vants of  his  that  ^do  ^his  ^^pleas-^ure. 

O  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  his,  in 
all  places  of  ^his  ^ do- ^minion  :  praise  thou  the 
^^LoRD,  ^O  ^my  ^soul. 


Selection  Qeronir. 


From  Psalm  cxxxix.     Domine,  prohasti. 

f\  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me  out,  and  ~^  known 
^^^  ^me  :  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting,  and 
mine  up-rising;*  thou  understandest  my  -^thoughts 
^long  ^  be- *^  fore. 

Thou  art  about  my  path,  and  a-~bout  ^my  ^bed  : 
and  spiest  out  ~^all  ^^my  ^ways. 

For  lo,  there  is  not  a  w^ord  ^in  ^my  ^tongue  :  but 
thou,  O  Lord,  ^knowest  ^it  ^al-^to-^gether. 

Thou  hast  fashioned  me  behind  ~and  ^be-^fore  : 
and  ^laid  ^  thine  '^hand  ^up-^on  me. 

Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  and  excellent 
^^for  ^me  :  I  cannot  at- ^^ tain  ^un-^to  ^it. 

Whither  shall  I  go  then  -from  ^thy  ^Spirit  :  or 
whither  shall  I  ^go  ^then  ^from  ^thy  ^presence  ? 


Sel  2.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  5 

If  I  climb  up  into  heaven,  ~thou  ^art  '^  there  :  if  I 
go  down  to  hell,  ~thou  ^art  "^^ there  ^'also. 

If  I  take  the  wings  ~of  ^the  '^  morning  :  and  re- 
main in  the  uttermost  ^^ parts  ^of  ^the  ^sea  : 

Even  there  also  shall  thy  ~^hand  Mead  me  :  and 
thy  ^'^ right  Miand  ^ shall  Miold  me. 

If  I  say,  Peradventure  the  darkness  shall  ~co-^ver 
Mne  :  then  shall  my  'night  ^be  turned  ^to  *^day. 

Yea,  the  darkness  is  no  darkness  with  thee,*  but  the 
night  is  as  clear  ~as  ^the  ^day  :  the  darkness  and  light 
to  -thee  ^are  ^both  '^a-^like. 

For  my  ^ reins  ^are  ^  thine  :  thou  hast  covered  me 
*in  ^my  ^mo-^ther's  '^womb. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  for  I  am  fearfully  and 
-wonder-^ fully  '^made  :  marvellous  are  thy  works, 
and  that  my  soul  ^know-^eth  ^^  right  *^well. 

My  bones  are  not  ~hid  ^from  ^thee  :  though  I  be 
made  secretly,  and  fashioned  be-~hieath  Mn  ^the 
^  earth. 

Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  -being  ^im- 
^perfect :  and  in  thy  book  were  '~all  ^my  ^mem-^bers 
^written  : 

Which  day  by  day  were  ~ fash- ^  ion- ^ed  :  when  as 
yet  -  there  ^was  ^none  ^of  "^them. 

How  dear  are  thy  counsels  un-^to  ^me,  ^O  God  : 
O  how  great  ~is  ^the  '^sum  ^of  ^them  ! 

If  I  tell  them,  they  are  more  in  number  ~than  ^the 
^sand  :  when  I  wake  up,  I  am  ^ pre- ^ sent  ^^with 
^thee. 

Try  me,  O  God,  and  seek  the  ground  ^of  ^my 
Mieart  :  prove  me,  ^and  ^ ex- ^ amine  ^my  ^thoughts. 

Look  well  if  there  be  any  way  of  wickedness  "^in 
^me  :  and  lead  me  in  the  ~^way  ^ev-^er-^ lasting. 

Psalm  cxlv.     Exaltaho  te,  Deus. 

T  WILL  magnify  thee,  O  ^God,  ^my  ^King  :  and  I 
will  praise  thy  ^Name  ^for  ^ever  ^and  ^ever. 


6  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  2. 

Every  day  will  I  give  thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee  :  and 
praise  thy  ~Narne  ^for  ^ever  ^and  ^ever. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  marvellous*  worthy  ~to  ^be 
Upraised  :  there  is  no  ~^end  ^of  ^his  *^ greatness. 

One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  un-~to  ^an- 
^  other  :  and  de-~^clare  ^^thy  ^ power. 

As  for  me,  I  will  be  talking  ^of  ^thy  ^worship  : 
thy  glory,  thy  praise,  ~^and  ^won-^drous  ^ works  : 

So  that  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  ~mar- 
^velloLis  ^acts  :  and  I  will  also  ~^tell  ^of  ^thy  ^great- 
ness. 

The  memorial  of  thine  abundant  kindness  ^shall 
^be  ^showed  :  and  men  shall  sing  ~of  ^thy  ^right- 


The  Lord  is  gracious  and  ^mer-^ci-^ful  :  long- 
suffering,  ^and  ^of  ^^ great  ^goodness. 

The  Lord  is  loving  unto  ~eve-^ry  ^man  :  and  his 
mercy  is  ^o-^ver  ^all  ^his  ^  works. 

All  thy  works  praise  ~thee,  ^O  ^Lord  :  and  thy 
saints  give  ^^ thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

They  show  the  glory  ^of  ^thy  "* kingdom  :  and 
^^talk  ^of  ^thy  ^power: 

That  thy  power,  thy  glory,  and  mightiness  "of  ^ thy 
^kingdom  :  might  be  ~^ known  ^un-^to  ^men. 

Thy  kingdom  is  an  ever-^last-^ing  ^kingdom  :  and 
thy  dominion  endureth  through- ^^ out  '^^all  ^ages. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  ~such  ^as  '^fall :  and  lifteth 
up  all  -^  those  ^that  ^are  ^down. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  ^thee,  ^O  ^Lord  :  and 
thou  givest  them  their  ^meat  ^in  ^^due  '^season. 

Thou  openest  ~^ thine  Miand  :  and  fillest  all  things 
^living  ^witli  ^^plen-^teousness. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  in  ~all  ^his  ^ways  :  and 
holy  in  ^^all  "^^his  ^  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  ~call  ^up- 
^on  him  :  yea,  all  such  as  call  up-^on  ^him  ^faith- 
^ful-^ly. 


SiiL.  3.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  7 

He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  ~them  ^tliat  ^fear  him  : 
he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  ~and  ^will  "^^help  ^them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  ~them  ^that  Move  him  : 
but  scattereth  abroad  ~^all  Mhe  ^un-^godly. 

My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  ~of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
and  let  all  flesh  give  thanks  unto  his  holy  Name  ^^for 
^ever  ^and  ^ever. 


Sflcrtion  Sljir^. 

From  Psalm  11.     Miserere  mei,  Deus. 

AVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  after  thy  great 
~^good-^ness  :  according  to  the  multitude  of 
thy  mercies  ^do  ^a-^'way  ^mine  of- ^fences. 

Wash  me  throughly  from  my  ^wick-^ed-^ness  : 
and  ~ cleanse  ^me  ^from  ^my  ^sin. 

For  I  ac-~ knowledge  ^my  ^faults  :  and  my  sin  is 
^ev-^er  be- "^^  fore  ^me. 

Against  thee  only  have  I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil 
^in  ^thy  ^sight  :  that  thou  mightest  be  justified  in  thy 
saying,  and  '^  clear  ^when  ^thou  ^art  ^judged. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  ~wick-^ed-^ness  :  and  in 
sin  hath  my  ~mo-^ther  con-^ceiv-^ed  ^me. 

But  lo,  thou  requirest  truth  in  the  ^ in- ^  ward 
^  parts  :  and  shalt  make  me  to  understand  ^wis-^dom 
^se--^cret-'^ly. 

Thou  shalt  purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  ^shall  ^be 
^ clean  :  thou  shalt  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  ~^whi- 
^ter  ^than  ''snow. 

Thou  shalt  make  me  hear  of  ^joy  ^and  ^gladness  : 
that  the  bones  which  thou  hast  ~bro-^ken  ^may 
^re-'^joice. 

Turn  thy  face  ^from  ^my  ^sins  :  and  put  out  ^^all 
^my  ^  mis- '^  deeds. 

Make  me  a  clean  heart,  ^^O  ^God  :  and  renew  a 
right  ^spir-^it  with- ^^  in  ^me. 


8  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  3. 

Cast  me  not  away  ^from  ^thj  '^ presence  :  and  take 
not  thy  ~  Ho- ^ly  ^Spir-^it  ^from  me. 

O  give  me  the  comfort  of  thy  -help  ^a-^gain  :  and 
stablish  me  ^with  ^ thy ^^ free  ^Spirit. 

Then  shall  I  teach  thy  ways  un-~to  ^the  ^wicked  : 
and  sinners  shall  be  con- '~  vert- ^ed  ^im-^to  ^thee. 

Dehver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,*  O  God,  thou  that 
art  the  God  ^of  ^my  ^health  :  and  my  tongue  shall 
sing  ^of  ^thy  ^  right- ^eous-*^ness. 

Thou  shalt  open  my  lips,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  and  my 
mouth  shall  ^^show  '^^thy  Upraise. 

For  thou  desirest  no  sacrifice,  else  would  I  "give 
^it  ^thee  :  but  thou  delightest  ^not  ^in  ^^ burnt- '^ offer- 
ings. 

The  sacrifice  of  God  is  a  ^trou-^bled  ^spirit  :  a 
broken  and  contrite  heart,  O  God,  ^ shalt  ^thou  ^not 
^de-^spise. 

From  Psalm  xlii.      Quemadmodum. 

T  IKE  as  the  hart  desireth  the  ^wa-^ter-^ brooks  : 
-^   so  longeth  my  soul  ~af-^ter  ^thee,  ^O  ^God. 

My  soul  is  athirst  for  God,  yea,  even  for  the  ~hv- 
^ing  ^God  :  when  shall  I  come  to  appear  before 
the  ^pres-^ence  ^^of  ^God  ? 

My  tears  have  been  my  meat  ^day  ^and  ^ night  : 
while  they  daily  say  unto  me,  "Where  ^is  ^now  ^thy 
^God? 

Now  when  I  think  thereupon,  I  pour  out  my  heart 
^by  ^  my- ^  self  :  for  I  went  with  the  multitude,  and 
broudit  them  forth  in-^to  ^the  Miouse  ^of  ^God  : 

a 

In  the  voice  of  praise  and  -^thanks- ^giving  : 
among  such  as  ~^keep  Mio-^ly-^day. 

Why  art  thou  so  full  of  heaviness,  ~0  ^my  ^soul  : 
and  why  art  thou  so  dis-~  quiet- ^ed  ^  with- ^  in  ^me  ? 

Put  thy  ^  trust  ^in  ^God  :  for  I  will  yet  give  him 
thanks  for  the  ~help  ^of  his  ^coun-^te-^^ nance. 

The  Lord  hath  granted  his  loving-kindness  ^in 


Sel.  4.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALxMS.  9 

^the  ^daj-tiiiie  :  and  in  the  night-season  did  I  sing 
of  him,  and  made  my  prayer  un-"to  "'the  ^God  ^of 
my  *^\h'e. 

I  will  say  unto  the  God  of  my  strength,  Wliy  hast 
thou  for- ^ got- "^  ten  ^me  :  why  go  I  thus  heavily,  while 
the  enemy  op- '-" press- '^^eth  '^me  I 

Namely,  while  they  say  daily  '~un-"to  hue  :  Where 
is  ~^now  ^nhy  'God  I 

Why  art  thou  so  vexed,  ~0  ^my  ^soul  :  and  why 
art  thou  so  dis-~  quiet- ^ed  "^  with- ^ in  ^me  1 

O  put  thy  -trust  ^in  ^God  :  for  I  will  yet  thank 
him,  which  is  the  help  of  my  countenance,  '^^and 
■'^my  'God. 


Selection  Jourtl).     * 

Psalm  xxxvii.     Noli  cBmulari. 

T^RET  not  thyself  because  of  the  un-^^god-^ly  : 
-^  neither  be  thou  envious  a- Against  ^the  ^e-^vil 
'doers. 

For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  ~like  ^the  ^  grass  : 
and  be  withered  even  ~as  ^the  ^^ green  'herb. 

Put  thou  thy  trust  in  the  Lord,  and  be  ^do-^ing 
"^good  :  dwell  in  the  land,  and  ~veri-^ly  '^thou  ^shalt 
be  'fed. 

DeUght  thou  ~in  ^tlie  ^Lord  :  and  he  shall  give 
thee  ~=^thy  Mieart's  Me- 'sire. 

Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord,  and  put  thy  ^ trust 
^in  ^him  :  and  ^he  ^ shall  "^ bring  it  ^to  'pass. 

He  shall  make  thy  righteousness  as  clear  ~as  ^the 
Might  :  and  thy  just  ~deal-Mng  '^as  ^the  'noon-day. 

Hold  thee  still  in  the  Lord,  and  abide  patiently 
up-~^on  '^him  :  but  grieve  not  thyself  at  him  whose 
way  doth  prosper,*  against  the  man  that  doeth  ~af- 
^ter  ^e-^vil  'counsels. 

Leave  off  from  wrath,  and  let  ~go  ^dis-^ pleasure  : 

2 


10  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  4. 

fret  not  thyself,  else  siialt  thou  he  ^mov-^ed  ^to  ^do 
^evil. 

Wicked  doers  shall  be  ~root-^ed  ^out  :  and  they 
that  patiently  abide  the  Lord,  ^ those  ^ shall  in-^herit 
^the  Mand. 

Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  ungodly  shall  ~be  ^  clean 
^gone  :  thou  shalt  look  after  his  place,  ^and  ^he  shall 
"^be  ^a-^way. 

But  the  meek-spirited  shall  pos-~sess  ^the  '^ earth  : 
and  shall  be  refreshed  in  the  ^mul-^ti-^tude  ^of 
^peace. 

The  ungodly  seeketh  counsel  a- -gainst  "^the  ^just  : 
and  gnasheth  up-^on  ^hini  ^with  ^his  "^  teeth. 

The  Lord  shall  laugh  ~hini  ^to  ^ scorn  :  for  he  hath 
seen  ~that  ^his  May  ^is  *^  coming. 

The  ungodly  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have 
^bent  ^  their  '^bow  :  to  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy,* 
and  to  slay  such  as  are  of  a  ~^  right  "^con-^ver-^sa- 
tion. 

Their  sword  shall  go  through  -their  ^own  ^ heart  : 
and  their  ~^bow  "^ shall  ^be  ^broken. 

A  small  thing  that  the  -right- ^eous  Miath  :  is  bet- 
ter than  great  riches  -^of  ^the  ^un-^  godly. 

For  the  arms  of  the  ungodly  -shall  ^be  ^broken  : 
and  the  Lord  up-"-^hold-^eth  ^the  ^righteous. 

The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  -of  ^the  ^godly  :  and 
their  inheritance  -shall  ^ en- Mure  ^for  ^ever. 

They  shall  not  be  confounded  in  the  -  peril- ^ous 
^time  :  and  in  the  days  of  dearth  ^they  ^  shall  ^have 
^e-^nough. 

As  for  the  ungodly,  they  shall  perish,*  and  the  ene- 
mies of  the  Lord  shall  consume  as  the  -fat  ^of 
^ lambs  :  yea,  even  as  the  smoke  shall  -they  ^con- 
^sume  ^a-^way. 

The  ungodly  borroweth,  and  payeth  -not  ^a-^gain  : 
but  the  righteous  is  ~ mer- ^ ci- ^ ful  ^and  ^liberal. 

Such  as  are  blessed  of  God,  shall  pos-^sess  ^the 


Sel.  4.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  11 

Mand  :  and  they  that  are  cursed  of  him,  -shall  ^be 
h-oot-^ed  '^out. 

The  Lord  ordereth  a  -good  ^ man's  Agoing  :  and 
maketh  his  way  ac-'~cept-^able  ^to  ^ him- ^ self. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  ~cast  ^a-'^way  : 
for  the  Lord  upholdeth  ~^him  ^with  ^his  ^hand. 

I  have  been  young,  and  -now  ^am  '^old  :  and  yet 
saw  I  never  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  ^^seed 
^  begging  ^  their  *^  bread. 

The  righteous  is  ever  merciful,  and  ^^lend-'^eth  : 
and  his  -^seed  '*^is  '^blessed. 

Flee  from  evil,  and  do  the  thing  -that  ^is  ^good  : 
and  -dwell  ^for  '^ev-^er-^more. 

For  the  Lord  loveth  the  thing  -that  ^is  '^ right  : 
he  forsaketh  not  his  that  be  godly,  but  they  are  pre- 
^serv-^ed  "^^for  ^ever. 

The  unrighteous  shall  be  ^pun-^ish-^ed  :  as  for 
the  seed  of  the  ungodly,  it  -shall  ^be  h'oot-^ed  ^out. 

The  righteous  shall  in--herit  ^the  ^land  :  and 
^  dwell  ^  there- Mn  ^for  ^ever. 

The  mouth  of  the  righteous  is  exercised  in  ^^wis- 
^dom  :  and  his  tongue  will  be  -talk-^ing  of  ''^judg- 
ement. 

The  law  of  his  God  is  -in  ^his  Mieart  :  and  his 
^go-^ings  ^  shall  ^not  ^  slide. 

The  ungodly  -seeth  ^the  ''righteous  :  and  seeketh 
oc--ca-^sion  to  ^^slay  ^him. 

The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  ^in  ^his  Miand  :  nor 
condemn  him  ^^when  ^he  ^is  '^judged. 

Hope  thou  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way,  and  he 
shall  promote  thee,  that  thou  shalt  pos--sess  ^the 
^land  :  when  the  ungodly  shall  perish,  -^thou  ^  shalt 
^see  *^it. 

I  myself  have  seen  the  ungodly  -in  ^ great  ^ power  : 
and  flourishing  ^like  ^a  ^  green  ^  bay- ^  tree. 

I  went  by,  and  -lo,  ^he  was  ^gone  :  I  sought  him, 
but  his  place  ^  could  ^no  ^  where  ^be  ^  found. 


12  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  5. 

Keep  innocency,  and  take  heed  unto  the  ^  thing 
^that  is  ^ right  :  for  that  shall  bring  a  man  ~'^peace 
^at  HheMast. 

As  for  the  transgressors,  they  shall  -perish  ^to- 
^gether  :  and  the  end  of  the  ungodly  is,  they  shall 
be  "root-^ed  "^out  ^at  the  Mast. 

But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  cometh  ^of  ^the 
^LoRD  :  who  is  also  their  strength  ^in  ^the  ^time  ^of 
^trouble. 

And  the  Lord  shall  stand  by  them,  and  ~^save 
^them  :  he  shall  deliver  them  from  the  ungodly,  and 
shall  save  them,  because  they  '^put  ^ their  ''trust  ^in 
Miim. 


Sacctlon  Jiftl). 

Psalm  i.     Beatus  vir,  qui  non  abiit. 

"OLESSED  is  the  man  that  hath  not  walked  in 
-^  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor  stood  in  the 
^way  ^of  ^sinners  :  and  hath  not  sat  in  the  ~^seat 
^of  ^the  *^  scornful. 

But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  ^  of  ^  the  ^  Lord  :  and  in 
his  law  will  he  exercise  him- ~^  self  ^day  ^and  *^ night. 

And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  ~  wa- 
iter-^  side  :  that  will  bring  forth  his  ~^ fruit  ^in  ^due 
^season. 

His  leaf  also  -shall  ^not  ''wither  :  and  look,  what- 
soever he  doeth,  ^it  ^  shall  ^  ^ pros- ^ per. 

As  for  the  ungodly,  it  is  not  ~so  ^with  ^them  :  but 
they  are  like  the  chaff,  which  the  wind  scattereth 
away  ^from  ^the  ^face  ^  of  the  ^  earth. 

Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  be  able  to  stand 
^in  ^the  ^judgment  :  neither  the  sinners  in  the  con- 
gre-^ga-^tion  ^of  ^the  ^righteous. 

But  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  ~of  ^the  ^right- 
eous :  and  the  way  of  the  un-^god-^ly  ^^ shall  ^per- 
ish. 


Sel.  5.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  13 

Psalm  XV.     Domine,  quis  hahitahit  ? 

T  ORD,  who  shall  dwell  in  thy  -tab-^er-^'nacle  : 
^-^   or  Avho  shall  rest  up-~oii  ^thj  ^ho-^ly  ^hill  I 

Even  he  that  leadeth  an  uncorrupt  life,  and  doeth 
the  thing  -which  ^is  ^ right  :  and  speaketh  the  ^^ truth 
"^from  ^his  *^ heart. 

He  that  hath  used  no  deceit  in  his  tongue,  nor  done 
evil  ~to  ^his  ^neighbour  :  and  hath  not  ~slan-^dered 
"^^his  ^neighbour. 

He  that  setteth  not  by  himself,  but  is  lowly  in  ^his 
^own  ^eyes  :  and  niaketh  much  of  ^them  ^that  ^fear 
^the  ^LoRD. 

He  that  sweareth  un-^to  ^his  ^neighbour  :  and 
disappointeth  him  not,  though  it  ^were  ^to  ^his  ^own 
^hindrance. 

He  that  hath  not  given  his  money  upon  ~u-^su- 
"^ry  :  nor  taken  reward  a- Against  ^the  ^in-^no-^cent. 

Whoso  doeth  ~^ these  ^things  :  shall  ^^nev-^^er 
^fall. 

Psalm  xci.     Qui  habitat. 

X^HOSO  dwelleth  under  the  defence  of  the 
▼  ▼  ^^Most  ^High  :  shall  abide  under  the  ^shad- 
^ow  of  ''the  ^Al-^ mighty. 

I  will  say  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  hope,  and 
^my  ""^strong  ^hold  :  my  God,  in  ~^him  ^will  ^I  ^trust. 

For  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  ~of  ^the 
^hunter  :  and  from  the  ~noi-^some  ^pes-^ti-^lence. 

He  shall  defend  thee  under  his  wings,  and  thou 
shalt  be  safe  ~ under  ^his  ^feathers  :  his  faithfulness 
and  truth  shall  ~be  ^thy  ^shield  ^and  ^buckler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  any  ~  terror  ^by 
^  night  :  nor  for  the  ~ar-^row  that  ^flieth  ^by  ^day  : 

For  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  ~^dark-^ness  : 
nor  for  the  sickness  that  destroyeth  ^in  ^the  ^^  noon- 
May. 


14  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  6. 

A  thousand  shall  fall  beside  thee,  and  ten  thousand 
at  ^thy  ^  right  ^hand  :  but  it  shall  ~not  ^come  ^^nigh 
^thee. 

Yea,  with  thine  eyes  shalt  ^thou  ^  be- ^ hold  :  and 
see  the  re- -ward  ^of  ^the  ^un-^ godly. 

For  thou.  Lord,  'art  ^niy  ^hope  :  thou  hast  set 
thine  house  of  de--^fence  "^ve-^ry  ^high. 

There  shall  no  evil  happen  ~un-^to  "^thee  :  neither 
shall  any  -plague  ^come  '^nigh  ^thy  ^dwelling. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  ^o-^ver  ^thee  : 
to  ^keep  ^thee  in  ^all  ^thy  ^ways. 

They  shall  bear  thee  -in  ^ their  ^ hands  :  that  thou 
hurt  not  thy  ^foot  ^ a- Against  ^a  ^ stone. 

Thou  shalt  go  upon  the  -lion  ^and  ^ adder  :  the 
young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  tread  -^un-^der 
^thy  ^feet. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,*  therefore 
will  I  de-^liv-^er  Miim  :  I  will  set  him  up,  because 
^he  ^hath  ^  known  ^my  ^Name. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  ^I  ^will  '^hear  him  : 
yea,  I  am  with  him  in  trouble  ;*  I  will  deliver  him, 
and  -^ bring  '^him  ^to  ^honour. 

With  long  life  will  I  ^sat-^is-^fy  him  :  and  ^show 
^him  ^my  ^sal-ovation. 


B 


Sdection  Qii-tlj. 

From  Psalm  xxxii.     Beati,  quorum. 

LESSED  is  he  whose  unrighteousness  ^is  ^for- 
given :  and  whose  -sin  ^is  ^cov-^er-^ed. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  im-^pu- 
teth  ^no  "^sin  :  and  in  whose  spirit  -there  ^is  ^^no 
''guile. 

I  wall  acknowledge  my  sin  -un-'^to  ^thee  :  and 
mine  unrighteousness  -have  ^I  ^^not  ^hid. 

Lsaid,  I  will  confess  my  sins  un--to  ^the  ^Lord  : 


Sel.  6.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  15 

and  so  thou  forgavest  the  ~  wicked- ^ness  ^of  ^iny 
^sin. 

For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  make  his 
prayer  unto  thee,*  in  a  time  when  thou  ^  may  est  ^be 
'^ found  :  but  in  the  great  water-floods  they  ^shall 
^not  '^come  ^nigh  ^him. 

Thou  art  a  place  to  hide  me  in  ;*  thou  shalt  pre- 
serve ~me  ^from  ^trouble  :  thou  shalt  compass  me 
about  with  ^  songs  ^of  de-^liv-^er-^ance. 

I  will  inform  thee,  and  teach  thee  in  the  way 
wherein  ^  thou  ^  shalt  ^  go  :  and  I  will  ^  guide  ^thee 
^  with  ^mine  ^eye. 

Great  plagues  remain  for  ~the  ^un-'* godly  :  hut 
whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord,  mercy  em-"^ 
braceth  ^him  ^on  ^eve-^ry  ^side. 

Be  glad,  O  ye  righteous,  and  rejoice  ^in  ^the 
^LoRD  :  and  be  joyful,  all  ye  ~that  ^are  '^true  ^of 
^  heart. 

Psalm  cxxx.     De  profundis. 

^UT  of  the  deep  have  I  called  unto  thee,  -^O 
^-^  ^LoRD  :   Lord,  ^^hear  ^^my  ^voice. 

0  let  thine  ears  con-^sid-^er  ^well  :  the  ^  voice 
^of  ^my  ^ com- ^plaint. 

If  thou.  Lord,  wilt  be  extreme  to  mark  what  is 
^done  ^a-^miss  :  O  Lord,  ~^who  ^may  ^a-*^bide  it  1 

For  there  is  mercy  ^^with  ^thee  :  therefore  ^^shalt 
^thou  ^be  ^feared. 

1  look  for  the  Lord  ;  my  soul  doth  ~wait  ^for 
'^him  :  in  his  ~^word  Ms  ^my  ^  trust. 

My  soul  fleeth  unto  the  Lord  before  the  ^morn- 
^ing  '^  watch  :  I  say,  be- -fore  ^the  ^morn-^ing  ^  watch. 

O  Israel,  -trust  ^in  the  ^Lord  :  for  with  the  Lord 
there  is  mercy,*  and  with  him  is  ^plente-^ous  re- 
'^^demp-^tion. 

And  he  shall  redeem  ^Is-^ra-^el  :  from  ^^all  ^^his 
^sins. 


16  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  7. 


Psalm  cxxi.     Levavi  oculos  meos. 

T  WILL  lift  up  mine  ejes  un-~to  ^the  ^hills  :  from 
-^whence  ^cometli  ^my  ^help. 

My  help  cometh  even  -from  ^the  ^Lord  :  who  hath 
^^made  ^heaven  ^and  ^ earth. 

He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  ^to  ^be  ^  moved  :  and 
he  that  keepeth  thee  ^^will  ^^not  ^sleep. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  ^Is-^ra-^el  :  shall  neither 
^slum-^ber  ^^nor  ^  sleep. 

The  Lord  himself  '^is  ^thy  ^keeper  :  the  Lord  is 
thy  defence  up-^on  "thy  ^^ right  ^hand  : 

So  that  the  sun  shall  not  ^burn  ^thee  by  May  : 
neither  the  ^^moon  ^^by  ^ night. 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  ^from  ^all  ^evil  : 
yea,  it  is  even  he  ~that  ^  shall  ^keep  ^thy  ^soul. 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out,  and  thy 
^com-^ing  ^in  :  from  this  time  ~  forth  ^for  ^ev-^er- 
^more. 


0flcctlOn    0CD£UtIj. 

Psalm  xxiii.     Dominus  7^egit  me. 

npHE  Lord  ^is  ^my  ^shepherd  :  therefore  ^can 
^I  ^^lack  ^nothing. 

He  shall  feed  me  in  a  ~^ green  ^pasture  :  and  lead 
me  forth  beside  the  ^wa-^ters  ^^of  ^comfort. 

He  shall  con- ~  vert  ^my  ^soul  :  and  bring  me  forth 
in  the  paths  of  righteousness  ^for  ^his  ^^  Name's 
^sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  ^fear  ^no  ^evil  :  for  thou  art 
with  me  ;  thy  rod  and  thy  ~^  staff  "  ^fort  ^me. 

Thou  shalt  prepare  a  table  before  me  against  them 
that  ~trou-^ble  ^me  :  thou  hast  anointed  my  head 
with  oil,  -and  ^my  Mup  ^ shall  be  ^full. 


Sel.  7.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  17 

But  thy  loving-kindness  and  mercy  shall  follow 
nie  all  the  days  ~of  ^my  "^life  :  and  I  will  dwell  in 
the  house  ^of  ^the  '^Lord  ^for  ^ever. 

Psalm  xxxiv.     Benedicam  Domino. 

T  WILL  alway  give  thanks  un-~to  ^the  ^Lord  : 
-^  his  praise  shall  ^ev-^er  ^be  in  ^my  ^ mouth. 

My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  ^in  ^the  ^Lord  :  the 
humi3le  shall  ~hear  ^  there- ^  of,  ^and  be  ^glad. 

0  praise  the  ~Lord  ^with  ^me  :  and  let  us  mag- 
ni-~fy  ^his  '^Name  ^to-^gether. 

1  sought  the  Lord,  ~and  ^he  ^ heard  me  :  yea,  he 
delivered  me  ^out  ^of  ^all  ^my  ^fear. 

They  had  an  eye  unto  him,  "and  ^were  ^light- 
ened :  and  their  faces  ^^were  ^not  ^ a- ^shamed. 

Lo,  the  poor  crieth,  and  the  Lord  ^hear-^eth 
^him  :  yea,  and  saveth  him  ~out  ^of  '^all  ^his  ^trou- 
bles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  tarrieth  round  about  ~them 
^that  Mear  him  :  and  de-^Miv-^er-^eth  ^them. 

O  taste,  and  see,  how  gracious  the  ^^Lord  ^is  : 
blessed  is  tlie  man  that  ~ trust- ^eth  ^^in  ^him. 

O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  that  ^are  "his  ^saints  :  for 
they  that  -fear^him  ^^lack  ^nothing. 

The  lions  do  lack,  and  ^suf-^fer  ^hunger  :  but 
they  who  seek  the  Lord  shall  want  no  manner  of 
-thing  ^that  '^Ms  ^good. 

Come,  ye  children,  and  hearken  ^un-^to  ^me  :  I 
will  teach  you  the  ^^fear  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  ^lusteth  ^to  ^live  :  and 
would  -fain  ^see  ^^good  ^days  l 

Keep  thy  -tongue  ^from  ^evil  :  and  thy  lips,  ^that 
^they  "* speak  ^no  ^guile. 

Eschew  evil,  ^and  ^do  ''good  :  seek  peace,  ^and< 
^en-^^sue  ^"it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over  the  ^^right-^eous  : 
and  his  ears  are  open  ^^un-^to  ^  their  Sprayers. 

3 


]  8  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  7. 

The  countenance  of  the  Lord  is  against  them 
that  "^do  "^evil  :  to  root  out  the  remembrance  ^of 
^them  ^from  ^the  ^  earth. 

The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  ~hear-^eth 
^them  :  and  delivereth  them  ^out  ^of  ^all  ^  their 
^troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  ^con- 
^  trite  Mieart  :  and  will  save  such  as  be  ~of  ^an  Mium- 
^ble  ^spirit. 

Great  are  the  troubles  ^of  ^the  "*  righteous  :  but 
the  Lord  de-^livereth  Miim  '^out  ^of  Sll. 

He  keepeth  ^all  ^his  ^  bones  :  so  that  not  ~one  ^of 
^theni  ^is  *^  broken. 

But  misfortune  shall  slay  ^the  ^un-^  godly  :  and 
they  that  hate  the  righteous  ^ shall  ^be  Mes-'^o-^late. 

The  Lord  delivereth  the  souls  ^of  ^his  ^servants  : 
and  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him  shall  ~not  ^be 
Mes-^ti-^tute. 

Psalm  Ixv.      Te  decet  hymnus. 

rjlHOU,  O  God,  art  -praised  Mn  ^Sion  :  and  unto 
-*-  thee  shall  the  vow  be  per- ~  form- ^ed  Mn  ^Je- 
^rusalem. 

Thou  that  ^hearest  ^the  Sprayer  :  unto  ^thee  ^ shall 
^all  ^  flesh  ^come. 

My  misdeeds  pre- ^ vail  ^ a- Against  me  :  O  be  thou 
merciful  ^^un-^to  ^our  ^sins. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  re- 
ceivest  ~un-^to  ^thee  :  he  shall  dwell  in  thy  court, 
and  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  pleasures  of  thy  house, 
even  ~of  ^thy  ^ho-^ly  ^temple. 

Thou  shalt  show  us  wonderful  things  in  thy  right- 
eousness, O  God  of  ^our  ^sal-ovation  :  thou  that  art 
ithe  hope  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  of  them 
that  re- ^  main  ^in  the  ^^ broad  ^sea. 

Who  in  his  strength  setteth  ^fast  ^the  ^  mountains  : 
and  is  ^gird-^ed  a-"* bout  ^with  ^ power. 


I 


Skl.  8.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  19 

Who  stilleth  the  raging  ~of  ^the  ''sea  :  and  the 
noise  of  his  waves,  and  the  ~inad-^ness  ''of  ^the 
^people. 

They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
earth  shall  he  afraid  ~at  ^thy  ^tokens  :  thou  that 
makest  the  out-goings  of  the  morning  and  -even- 
ting ''to  ^'praise  ^thee. 

Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  ~ bless- ^ est  ^it  :  thou 
makest  it  ~ve-^ry  ^plen-^te-^ous. 

The  river  of  God  is  ^full  ^of  ^  water  :  thou  pre- 
parest  their  corn,  for  so  thou  pro-~vid-^est  ^for  ^the 
^  earth. 

Thou  waterest  her  furrows ;  thou  sendest  rain 
into  the  little  ~  valleys  ^  there- ^ of  :  thou  makest  it 
soft  with  the  drops  of  rain,  and  ^blessest  ^the  ^in- 


crease 


of  it. 


Thou  crownest  the  year  ^with  ^thy  ^goodness  : 
and  thy  ^^ clouds  ^^drop  ^fatness. 

They  shall  drop  upon  the  dwellings  of  the  ^wil- 
^der-^ness  :  and  the  little  hills  shall  re-^joice  ^on 
'*eve-^ry  ^side. 

The  folds  shall  be  ^full  ^of  ^  sheep  :  the  valleys 
also  shall  stand  so  thick  with  corn,  ^that  ^they  shall 
^  laugh  ^and  ^sing. 


I 


Selection  €igi)tl). 

From  Psalm  Ixxxiv.     Quam  dilecta  t 

f\  HOW  amiable  ^are  ^thy  ^dwelhngs  :  thou 
^^  ^^LoRD  ^^of  ^hosts! 

My  soul  hath  a  desire  and  longing  to  enter  into 
the  courts  ^of  ^the  ''Lord  :  my  heart  and  my  flesh 
rejoice  ^in  ^the  ''liv-^ing  ^God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house,  and  the 
swallow  a  nest,  where  she  may  ^lay  ^her  ^  young  : 


20  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  8. 

even  thy  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  ^^King  ^and 
^my  ^God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  ~in  ^thy  Miouse  :  they 
will  be  ^al-^way  "^prais-^ing  ^thee. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  ~is  ^in  "^thee  : 
in  whose  ^^  heart  ^are  ^tliy  ^ways. 

Who  going  through  the  vale  of  misery  use  it  ^for 
^a  Hvell  :  and  the  Spools  ^are  ^filled  ^with  ^ water. 

They  will  go  from  -^strength,  ^to  "* strength  :  and 
unto  the  God  of  gods  appeareth  every  ~one  ^of  ^them 
^in  ^Sion. 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  ^hear  ^my  Sprayer  :  heark- 
en, ^^O  ^God  ^of  ^Jacob. 

For  one  day  ~in  ^thy  ^courts  :  is  better  ^than  ^a 
^^  thou- ^  sand. 

1  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the  house  ^of 
^my  ^God  :  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  ^of  ^un-^god- 
'Mi-^ness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  light  and  defence  ;*  the 
Lord  will  give  ^ grace  ^and  "^  worship  :  and  no  good 
thing  shall  he  withhold  from  them  that  ^live  ^a  ^god- 
^ly  ^life. 

O  Lord  '~God  "of  ^ hosts  :  blessed  is  the  man  that 
putteth  his  ~^ trust  ^^in  ''thee. 

Psalm  Ixxxv.     Benedixisti,  Domine, 

T  ORD,  thou  art  become  gracious  un-~to  ^thy 
-^  '^land  :  thou  hast  turned  away  the  cap-^tivi- 
^ty  ^^of  '^  Jacob. 

Thou  hast  forgiven  the  offence  ~of  ^thy  ^people  : 
and  ^  cover- ^ed  ^all  ^  their  ^sins. 

Thou  hast  taken  away  all  ^thy  ^dis-^ pleasure  : 
and  turned  thyself  from  thy  ^  wrath- ^ful  Mn-^dig- 
^  nation. 

Turn  us,  then,  O  ^God  ^our  ^Saviour  :  and  let 
thine  "an-^ger  '*  cease  ^from  ^us. 

Wilt  thou  be  displeased  at  us  ^  ^  for- ^  ever  :  and 


Sel.  8.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  21 

wilt  thou  strctcli  out  thy  wrath  from  one  gene-~ra- 
^tion  Ho  ^  an- ^  other  1 

Wilt  thou  not  turn  again,  and  ~ quick- ^  en  ^us  : 
that  thy  people  '~niay  ^re-  'joice  ^in  ^thee  ? 

Show  us  thy  mercy,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  and  -grant  ^us 
Hhy  ^sal-'^vation. 

I  will  hearken  what  the  Lord  God  will  say  con- 
-cern-'^ing  ^me  :  for  he  shall  speak  peace  unto  his 
people,  and  to  his  saints,  ~that  ^they  ^turn  ^not  a- 
^gain. 

For  his  salvation  is  nigh  "them  ^that  '^fear  him  : 
that  glory  may  ~^ dwell  ^in  ^our  ^land. 

Mercy  and  truth  are  ~met  ^  to- ^  gather  :  righteous- 
ness and  ^ peace  ^have  ^kissed  '^each  ^ other. 

Truth  shall  flourish  out  ^of  ^the  ^ earth  :  and 
righteousness  hath  'look-^ed  ^down  ^from  ^heaven. 

Yea,  the  Lord  shall  show  -lov-^ing  ''kindness  : 
and  our  ~land  ^ shall  ^give  ^her  ^increase. 

Righteousness  shall  '~go  ^  be- ^ fore  him  :  and  he 
shall  direct  his  ~go-^ing  ^in  ^the  ^way. 

Psalm  xciii.     Dominus  regnavit, 

npHE  Lord  is  King,  and  hath  put  on  '~gIori-^ous 
-^  ap-^parel  :  the  Lord  hath  put  on  his  apparel, 
and  -girded  '^lim-'^self  ^with  ^strength. 

He  hath  made  the  round  world  ~^so  ^sure  :  that 
it  -^can  ^not  ^be  "^ moved. 

Ever  since  the  world  began  hath  thy  seat  ~been 
^ pre- 'Spared  :  thou  -art  ^from  ^ev-^er-*^ lasting. 

The  floods  are  risen,  O  Lord,  the  floods  have  lift 
^up  Hheir  ''voice  :  the  -floods  ^lift  Hip  ^their  ^waves. 

The  waves  of  the  sea  are  mighty,  and  -"^rage  Mior- 
ribly  :  but  yet  the  Lord,  who  dwelleth  on  -high, 
^is  ^  might- H-^er. 

Thy  testimonies,  O  Lord,  are  -ve-^ry  "^sure  :  ho- 
liness becometh  thine  ^^  house  '^^for  ^ever. 


22  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  8. 

Psalm  xcvii.     Dominus  regnavit. 

npHE  Lord  is  King,  the  earth  may  be  "glad  ^there- 
-^  ''of  :  yea,  the  iiuiltitude  of  the  isles  ^may  "^be 
^glad  nhere-^of. 

Clouds  and  darkness  are  ^ round  ^a-'^bout  him  : 
righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  habi-^ta-^tion 
^of  ^his  ^seat. 

There  shall  go  a  -fire  ^be-^fore  him  :  and  burn  up 
his  ~ene-^mies  on  ^eve-^ry  *^side. 

His  lightnings  gave  shine  un-~to  ^the  ^  world  :  the 
earth  ~saw  it,  '^and  ^was  ^ a- Afraid. 

The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  ^of^the 
^LoRD  :  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ~of  ^the  ''^  whole 
^  earth. 

The  heavens  have  declared  his  ^  right- ^eous- 
^ness  :  and  all  the  ~peo-"ple  have  ^seen  ^his  ^ glory. 

Confounded  be  all  they  that  worship  carved 
images,  and  that  delight  in  ^^vain  ^gods  :  worship 
^Miim,  ^alPye^gods. 

Sion  heard  of  it,  ~and  ^re-^joiced  :  and  the  daugh- 
ters of  Judah  were  glad,  because  of  thy  ~judg-^ments, 

^^O^LORD. 

For  thou.  Lord,  art  higher  than  all  that  are  ^in 
^the  ^ earth  :  thou  art  exalted  -far  ^a-^bove  ^all  ^gods. 

O  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  see  that  ye  hate  the 
thing  -which  ^is  ^evil  :  the  Lord  preserveth  the 
souls  of  his  saints  ;  he  shall  deliver  them  from  the 
^hand  ^of  ''the  ^un-^ godly. 

There  is  sprung  up  a  light  ~for  ^the  ^righteous  : 
and  joyful  gladness  for  ~such  ^as  ^are  ^ true- ^hearted. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  ^right-^e-^ous  :  and  give 
thanks  for  a  remembrance  ~of  ^his  ^ho-^li-^ness. 


Sel,  9.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  23 

Selection  2fintl). 

Psalm  viii.     Domine^  Dominus  noster. 

£\  LORD,  our  Governor,  how  excellent  is  thy 
^~^  Name  in  ~ali  "the  ^ world  :  thou  that  hast  set 
thy  ^glo-^ry  a-M)ove  ^the  ^heavens  ! 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  very  babes  and  sucklings  hast 
thou  or-^dain-^ed  ^strength  :  because  of  thine  ene- 
mies, that  thou  mightest  still  the  ^ene-^my  ^and  ^the 
a-^venger. 

For  I  will  consider  thy  heavens,  even  the  works 
^of  ^thy  ^fingers  :  the  moon  and  the  stars  ^ which 
^thou  Miast  ^or-^dained. 

What  is  man,  that  thou  art  ^mind-^ful  of  ^him  : 
and  the  son  of  man,  ^that  ^thou  '^  visit- "^  est  ^him  1 

Thou  madest  him  lower  ~than  ^the  ^angels  :  to 
crown  him  with  ~glo-^ry  ^^and  "^worship. 

Thou  makest  him  to  have  dominion  of  the  works 
^of  ^thy  ^  hands  :  and  thou  hast  put  all  things  in  sub- 
^Jec-^tion  ^  under  ^his  ^feet : 

All  -sheep  ^and  ^oxen  :  yea,  and  the  ^^ beasts  ^of 
^the  Afield: 

The  fowls  of  the  air,  and  the  jfishes  ^of  ^the  ^sea  : 
and  whatsoever  walketh  ^through  ^the  '* paths  ^ of  the 
^seas. 

O  ^LoRD,  ^our  ^Governor  :  how  excellent  is  thy 
^Name  ^in  ^all  ^the  ^  world  ! 

,        From  Psalm  xxxiii.     ExuUate,  justL 

"OEJOICE  in  the  Lord,  ^O  '^ye  ^righteous  :  for 
-*-^  it  becometh  well  the  ^^just  ^to  ^be  ^thankful. 

Praise  the  ^Lord  ^with  Miarp  :  sing  praises  unto 
him  with  the  lute,  and  ^instru-^ment  ^of  ^ten 
^strings. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  ^^new  ^song  :  sing  praises 
unto  him  ^with  ^a  ^^good  ^courage. 


24  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  9. 

For  the  word  of  the  ~Lord  ^is  ''true  :  and ^ all  ^his 
^  works  ^are  ^faithful. 

He  loveth  righteousness  and  ~^jiidg-^ment  :  the 
earth  is  full  of  the  ~good-^ness  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  ^^ heavens 
^made  :  and  all  the  hosts  of  them  by  the  ^^ breath 
^of  ^his  *^  mouth. 

He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together,  as  it 
were  up-^on  ^an  Mieap  :  and  layeth  up  the  deep,  as 
^in  ^a  Hreas-^ure-^  house. 

Let  all  the  earth  '-^fear  ^the  ^Lord  :  stand  in  awe 
of  him,  all  ^ye  ^that  ^  dwell  ^in  the  ^  world. 

For  he  spake,  and  ~it  ^was  ^done  :  he  command- 
ed, ~and  ^it  ^^  stood  ^fast. 

From  Psalm  cxivii.     Laudate  Dominum. 

f\  PRAISE  the  Lord,  for  it  is  a  good  thing  to 
^~^  sing  praises  un-~to  ^our  ^God  ;  yea,  a  joyful 
and  pleasant  thing  it  ~^is  ''to  ^be  ^thankful. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Je-~ru-^sa-^lem  :  and 
gather  together  the  '^ out-  ^  casts  of  '^  Is-  ^  ra-  ^  el. 

He  healeth  those  that  are  ^broken  ^in  ^ heart  ;  and 
giveth  medicine  to  ~heal  ^  their  ^^sick-^ness. 

He  telleth  the  number  "of  ^the  ^ stars  :  and  calleth 
them  ~^all  ''by  ^' their  "^ names. 

Great  is  our  Lord,  and  great  ^is  ^his  ^power  : 
yea,  and  his  ^wis-^dom  is  ^in-^fi-^nite. 

The  Lord  setteth  ^up  ^the  ^nieek  :  and  bringeth 
the  ungodly  -^down  ^to  ^the  Aground. 

O  sing  unto  the  Lord  with  ^^ thanks- ^giving  :  sing 
praises  upon  the  ~harp  ^un-^to  ^onr  ""God  : 

Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,  and  pre- 
pareth  rain  ^for  ^the  ^ earth  :  and  inaketh  the  grass 
to  grow  upon  the  mountains,  and  ^herb  ^for  the  ^use 
^of  Snen: 

Who  giveth  fodder  un-^to  ^the  ^cattle  :  and  feed- 
eth  the  young  ravens  ^^that  ^call  ^iip-^on  him. 


Sel.  9  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  25 

The  Lord's  delight  is  in  ^them  "^that  '^fear  him  : 
and  put  their  ~^  trust  Mn  '^his  ^  mercy. 

Praise  the  Lord,  ~0  ^Je-^rusalem  :  praise  thy 
23 God,  ^^O  ^Sion. 

For  he  hath  made  fast  the  bars  "of  ^thy  Agates  : 
and  hath  blessed  thy  -chil-^dren  ^  with- ^  in  ^thee. 

He  maketh  peace  ~in  ^thy  ^borders  :  and  filleth 
thee  -with  ^the  ^ flour  ^ of  ^ wheat. 

He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  up-^^on 
^ earth  :  and  his  word  -run-^neth  ^ve-^ry  ^swiftly. 

He  giveth  ^snow  ^like  ^wool  :  and  scattereth  the 
~  hoar- ^  frost  '^^hke  ^  ashes. 

He  casteth  forth  his  ^ice  ^like  ^morsels  :  who  is 
able  ^to  3  a- ^  bide  Miis  ^  frost  1 

He  sendeth  out  his  w^ord,  and  -melt-^eth  ^them  : 
he  bloweth  wdth  his  wind,  ~and  ^the  ^wa-^ters  ^flow. 

He  showeth  his  word  ~un-^to  ^  Jacob  :  his  statutes 
and  ordinances  ^un-^to  ^Is-^ra-*^el. 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  -a-^ny  ^nation  :  neither 
hath  the  heathen  ~  know- ^  ledge  ^of  ^his  ^laws. 

From  Psalm  Ivii.     Miserere  ?nei,  Deus. 

^ET  up  thyself,  O  God,  a-^bove  ^the  ^heavens  : 
^   and  thy  glory  a-^^bove  ^all  ^the  ^ earth. 

My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  ^  heart  ^is  ^  fixed  :  I 
will  -sing  ^and  "^^give  Upraise. 

Awake  up,  my  glory  ;  awake,  ^lute  ^and  ^harp  :  I 
myself  ^  will  ^a-Hvake  ^ right  "^  early. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  a-~mong 
3 the  ^people  :  and  I  will  sing  unto  Hhee  ^a-^mong 
^the  ^nations. 

For  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy  reacheth  un-^to 
^the  ^heavens  :  and  thy  ^ truth  ^un-^to  ^the  ^clouds. 

Set  up  thyself,  O  God,  a- ~ hove  ^the  ^heavens  : 
and  thy  glory  a-^^bove  ^all  ^the  ^  earth. 


26  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  Sel.  10. 

Selection  (^cntl). 

From  Psalm  xcvi.     Cantate  Domino. 

i~\  SING  unto  the  Lord  a  ~^new  '^song  :  sing 
^^   unto  the  Lord,  ~all  ^the  ^^  whole  ^ earth. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  and  -praise  ^his  ^Name  :  be 
telHng  of  his  sal-~va-^tion  from  ^daj  ^to  ^day. 

Declare  his  honour  un-^  to  ^the  Mieathen  :  and  his 
wonders  ^un-^to  "^^all  ^people. 

For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  cannot  worthily  be 
~^prais-^ed  :  he  is  more  to  be  ^feared  ^than  ^^all 
^gods. 

Psalm  cxlviii.     Laudate  Dominum. 

r\  PRAISE  the  ^Lord  ^of  Mieaven  :  praise  ~^him 
^^   Mn  5 the  ^height. 

Praise  him,  all  ye  ~  angels  ^of  Miis  :  praise  him, 
2  3  all  ^Miis  ^  hosts. 

Praise  him,  ^sun  ^and  ^moon  :  praise  him,  ^all  ^ye 
^ stars  ^and  ^ light. 

Praise  him,  ^all  ^ye  Mieavens  :  and  ye  waters  that 
2  are  ^a-^bove  ^the  *^  heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  Name  ~of  ^the  ^Lord  :  for  he 
spake  the  word,  and  they  were  made  ;*  he  command- 
ed, -and  3 they  ^were  ^cre-^ated. 

He  hath  made  them  fast  for  "^ever  ^and  ^ever  :  he 
hath  given  them  a  law  -which  ^ shall  ^not  ^be  ^bro- 
ken. 

Praise  the  Lord  -up-^on  ^  earth  :  ye  dragons, 
^^and^^all^deeps: 

Fire  and  hail,  -snow  ^and  ^vapours  :  wind  and 
storm,  ful--fill-3ing  ^^his  ^word  : 

Mountains  ^and  ^all  ^  hills  :  fruitful  ^  trees  ^and  ^^all 
^cedars  : 

Beasts  ^and  ^all  ^cattle  :  worms  ^^  and  ^feath-^er- 
ed  ^  fowls  : 


Sel.  10.  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  27 

Kings  of  the  earth  -and  ^all  ^people  :  princes  and 
all  ~jadg-^es  ''of  ^the  ^ world  : 

Young  men  and  maidens,  old  men  and  children, 
praise  the  Name  ~of  ^the  ^Lord  :  for  his  Name  only 
is  excellent,  and  his  praise  a-~^bove  ^heaven  ^and 
^  earth. 

He  shall  exalt  the  horn  of  his  people  :  all  his 
^saints  ^ shall  Upraise  him  :  even  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, even  the  ~peo-^ple  that  ^serv-^eth  ^him. 


From  Psalm  cxlix.     Cantate  Domino. 


o 


SING  unto  the  Lord  a  ^^new  ^song  :  let  the 

congregation  of  ^^ saints  ^ Upraise  ^him. 

Let  Israel  rejoice  in  ^him  ^that  ^made  him  :  and 

let  the  children  of  Sion  be  ^joy-^ful  ^in  ^ their  ^King. 

Let  them  praise  his  Name  ~in  ^the  ^ dance  :  let 

them   sing  praises   unto   him   with  ^  tab- ^  ret  ^^and 

^harp. 

For  the  Lord  hath  pleasure  ~in  ^his  ^people  :  and 
^help-^eth  ^the  ^ meek- ^hearted. 

Psalm  cl.     Laudate  Dominum, 

r\  PRAISE  God  in  his  ^ho-Mi-^ness  :  praise  him 
^^^   in  the  ^firma-^ment  ''of^his  ^power. 

Praise  him  in  his  ^no-^ble  ^acts  :  praise  him  ac- 
cording to  his  ~  excel- ^  lent  ^^  great- ^ness. 

Praise  him  in  the  sound  ^of  ^the  ^trumpet  :  praise 
him  up-^on  ^the  ^lute  ^and  ^harp. 

Praise  him  in  the  ^cymbals  ^and  ^dances  :  praise 
him  up-^on  ^the  ^strings  ^and  ^pipe. 

Praise  him  upon  the  ~w ell- '^ tuned  '^cymbals  : 
praise  him  up-^on  ^the  ^^loud  ^cymbals. 

Let  every  thing  ^that  ^hath  ^breath  :  ^^ Upraise  ^the 
^Lord. 


SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS 


^  Portions  of  Psalms,  to  he  sung  or  said,  at  Morning  Prayer,  on  cer- 
tain Feasts  and  Fasts,  instead  of  the  Venite  Exullemus,  lohen  any 
of  the  foregoing  Selections  are  to  follow  instead  of  the  Psalms,  as  in 
the  table. 

From  Psalms  xlv.  Ixxxix.  ex. 

^T^HY  seat,  O  God,  en-'^dureth  ^for  ^ever  :  the 
sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  ^is  "^a  ^^ right  ^sceptre. 

Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  in-^i- 
^qui-^tj  :  wherefore  God,  even  thy  God,  hath  anoint- 
ed thee  with  the  oil  of  ^glad-^ness  a- ^  hove  ^thy 
^fellows. 

My  song  shall  he  alway  of  the  loving-kindness 
^of  ^the  ^LoRD  :  with  my  mouth  will  I  ever  be 
showing  thy  truth  from  one  gener-~a-^tion  ^to  ^an- 
^  other. 

For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  set  ^up  ^for  ^ever  : 
thy  truth  shalt  thou  ~stab-^lish  4n  ^the  ^heavens. 

The  Lord  is  ^our  ^de-^  fence  :  the  Holy  One  of 
~Is-^rael  Ms  ^our  *^King. 

Thou  spakest  sometime  in  visions  unto  thy  saints, 
and  saidst,*  I  have  laid  help  upon  One  -that  ^is 
^nighty  :  I  have  exalted  One  chosen  ~^out  '^of  ^the 
^people. 

I  will  set  his  dominion  ^in  ^the  ^sea  :  and  his 
^ right  ^hand  Mn  ^the  ^floods. 

And  I  will  make  ~him  ^my  ^First-born  :  higher 
than  the  ~^  kings  '^of  ^the  ^  earth. 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  ~my 
^ right  ^hand  :  until  I  make  thine  ^ene-"mies  ^^thy 
^footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  power  ^out 
^of  ^Sion  :  be  thou  ruler,  even  in  the  midst  a-~mong 
^ thine  ^  en-  ^  e-  ^  mies. 

In  the  day  of  thy  power  shall  the  people  offer  thee 


FOR  HOLY  DAYS.  29 

free-will  offerings  with  an  ^lio-Mj  ^worship  :  the 
dew  of  thy  birth  is  of  the  -Hvomb  ^of  ^the  ^morn- 
ing. 

The  Lord  sware,  and  wdll  ^not  ^ re- ^ pent  :  Thou 
art  a  Priest  for  ever,  after  the  order  ~of  ^Mel-^chiz- 
^e-Mech. 


From  Psalms  xxxii.  xxxviii.  cxxx. 

T>LESSED  is  he  whose  unrighteousness  ~is  ^for- 
-■-^   ^  given  :  and  whose  ^  sin  ^is  "^cov-^er-^ed. 

Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  imputeth 
^^no  ^sin  :  and  in  whose  spirit  ^  there  ^is  ^^no  ^ guile. 

Put  me  not  to  rebuke,  O  Lord,  ^in  ^ thine  ^ anger  : 
neither  chasten  me  in  thy  ~hea-^  vy  d is- ^ ^ pleas- ^ure  : 

For  thine  arrows  stick  ^ fast  ^ in  ^me  :  and  thy  hand 
^press-"eth  ^^me  *^sore. 

My  wickednesses  are  gone  ^over  ^my  Miead  :  and 
are  like  a  sore  burden,  too  ^ heavy  ^for  "^me  ^to  ^bear. 

I  will  confess  my  ^wick-^ed-^ness  :  and  be  ~sor- 
^ry  ^for  ^my  ^sin. 

Haste  thee  to  ^Mielp  ^me  :  O  Lord  ~God  ^of  ^my 
^sal-ovation. 

Out  of  the  deep  have  I  called  unto  thee,  ^^O 
^Lord  :  Lord,  ~^hear  ^^my  ^  voice. 

Let  thine  ears  be  at-^^ten-'^tive  :  to  the  voice  ^of 
^my  ^ sup- ^pli-O cations. 

If  thou,  Lord,  shouldest  be  extreme  to  mark  what 
is  ^done  ^a-^miss  :  O  Lord,  ^^who  ^^shall  ^stand  1 

But  there  is  forgiveness  ^^with  ^thee  :  that  thou 
^^  may  est  "^^be  ^  feared. 


30  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS 

From  Psalms  xxii.  Ixix.  xl. 

IVrY  God  !  my  God  !  look  upon  me  ;  why  hast 
-^  thou  for-~sa-^ken  ^me  :  and  art  so  far  from 
my  health,  and  from  the  ^  words  ^of  ^my  ^com- 
^plaint  ? 

But  thou  art  "^ho-My  :  O  Thou  that  inhabitest 
the  ~prais-^es  of  ^Is-^ra-^el. 

I  am  a  worm,  and  ^^no  ^man  :  a  reproach  of  men, 
and  des-^pis-^ed  ^of  ^the  ^people. 

All  they  that  see  me  laugh  ^me  ^to  ^ scorn  :  they 
shoot  out  the  lip,  they  ^ shake  ^the  ^^head,  ^saying, 

He  trusted  in  God,  that  he  would  de-^liv-^er 
^him  :  let  him  deliver  him,  ^if  ^he  ^^will  ^have  him. 

The  counsel  of  the  wicked  layeth  ^ siege  ^ a- Against 
me  :  they  pierced  my  ~^  hands  ^and  ^my  ^feet. 

They  part  my  garments  a-^^mong  ^them  :  and 
cast  ^lots  ^up-^on  ^my  ^vesture. 

But  be  not  thou  far  from  ~me,  ^O  ^Lord  :  O  my 
strength,  ^ haste  ^thee  to  ^^help  ^me. 

Thy  rebuke  hath  broken  my  heart ;  I  am  full  of 
^heav-^i-^ness  :  I  looked  for  some  to  have  pity  on 
me,  but  there  was  no  man,  neither  found  I  ^a-^ny  to 
^  com- ^  fort  ^  me. 

They  gave  me  ^gall  ^to  ^eat  :  and  when  I  was 
thirsty  they  gave  me  ~vin-^e-^gar  ^to  ^  drink. 

Sacrifice  and  meat-offering  thou  ^  would- ^  est  ^not  : 
but  mine  ears  ^hast  ^thou  ^o-^pen-^ed. 

Burnt-offerings  and  sacrifice  for  sin  hast  thou  ^not 
^ re- Squired  :  then  said  I,  ~^Lo,  ^^I  '^come  : 

In  the  volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me,  that 
I  should  fulfil  thy  will,  ~0  ^my  ^God  :  I  am  content 
to  do  it ;  yea,  thy  law  ~is  ^  with- ^  in  ^my  ^  heart. 


FOR  HOLY  DAYS.  31 

Ascension- ?I)ai3. 

From  Psalms  xxiv.  xlvii. 

T  IFT  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lift 
-^  up,  ye  ever- ^  last- ^ing  ^  doors  :  and  the  King  of 
"glo-^ry  ^  shall  ^come  ^in. 

Who  is  the  ~King  ^of  "^ glory  :  The  Lord  strong 
and  mighty  ;  even  the  ^^Lord  ^migh-^ty  in  ^battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lift  up, 
ye  ever- '~  last- ^ing  '^  doors  :  and  the  King  of  ^glo-^ry 
^  shall  ^come  ^in. 

Who  is  the  ^King  ^ of  ^ glory  :  Even  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  ~lie  ^is  the  '^King  ^of  ^ glory. 

O  clap  your  hands  together,  "all  ^ye  ^people  : 
shout  unto  God  ~vvith  ^the  ^ voice  ^of  ^triumph. 

For  the  Lord  most  ^high  ^is  ''terrible  :  he  is  a 
great  King  ^o-^ver  ^ali  "^the  *^  earth. 

God  is  gone  up  ~with  ^a  ^  shout  :  the  Lord  ~witli 
^the  ''sound  ^of  a  ^trumpet. 

Sing  praises  to  God,  ^^sing  Upraises  :  sing  praises 
unto  our  ~^King,  ^^sing  Upraises. 

God  reigneth  -over  ^the  ^heathen  :  God  sittetli 
upon  the  -throne  ^of  his  Mio-^li-^ness. 

The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered  together,* 
even  the  people  of  the  God  of  ^A-^bra-^ham  :  for 
the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God  :  ^he  ^is 
^  great- ^ly  ex-^alted. 


It)l)lt-0uttlraa. 
From  Psalms  ii.  Ixviii. 

T  WILL  declare  the  decree  :  the  Lord  hath  said 
-^  ^un-^to  ^me  :  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have  ^I 
^ be-'' got- ^ ten  ^thee. 

Desire  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  heathen 


32  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS. 

for  thine  in-^her-^it-^ance  :  and  the  utmost  parts  of 
the  ^  earth  ^for  ^thy  ^pos-^  session. 

Be  wise  now,  therefore,  '~0  ^ye  ^  kings  :  be  in- 
structed, ye  ~judg-^es  ^of  ^the  ^  earth. 

Serve  the  ~Lord  ^with  ^fear  :  and  re-~^joice 
^^with  ^trembling. 

Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  ^to  ^his  ^Name  :  extol 
him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  by  his  name  J  AH, 
and  ^re-^joice  ^  be- ^ fore  ^him. 

Thou,  O  God,  sentest  a  gracious  rain  upon  thine 
in-^her-^it-^ance  :  and  refreshedst  it  ~^when  Mt 
^was  ^  weary. 

The  Lord  ^gave  ^the  ^word  :  great  was  the  com- 
pany of  ^  those  ^that  ^  publish- ^ed  ^it. 

Though  ye  have  lain  a-^mong  ^the  ^pots  :  yet 
shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a  dove  covered  with  sil- 
ver,* and  her  ~feath-^ers  with  ^yel-^low  ^gold. 

Thou  hast  ascended  on  high ;  thou  hast  led  cap- 
tivity captive;*  thou  hast  received  ^ gifts  ^for  ^men  : 
yea,  for  the  rebellious  also,  that  the  Lord  ^God 
^ might  ^  dwell  ^a-^mong  them. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  loadeth  us  with 
^ben-^e-^fits  :  even  the  ~God  ^of '^our  ^sal-ovation. 

Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  ^of  ^the  ^  earth  :  O 
sing  ^prais-^es  ^un-^to  the  *^Lord: 

To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heaven  of  heavens, 
which  -were  ^of  ^old  :  lo,  he  doth  send  out  his 
voice,  and  ~that  ^a  ^migh-^ty  ^  voice. 

Ascribe  ye  strength  ^un-^to  ^God  :  his  excellency 
is  over  Israel,  and  his  ^strength  ^is  '^in  ^the  ^ clouds. 

O  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  ~ho-^ly 
^places  :  the  God  of  Israel  is  he  that  giveth  strength 
and  power  unto  his  people.*     ^^  Bless- ^ed  ^be  ^God. 


THE    PSALTER, 

OR 

PSALMS   OF   DAVID 


THE  FIRST  DAY. 

ilTornlng  |3raj3fr. 

Psalm  i.     Beatus  vir,  qui  non  abiit. 

DLESSED  is  the  man  that  hath  not  walked  in 
-^  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,*  nor  stood  in  the 
^way  ^of  '^ sinners  :  and  hath  not  sat  in  the  ^^seat 
■^of  ^the  ^scornful. 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
and  in  his  law  will  he  exercise  him- ^^  self  ^day  ^and 
^  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  ^ wa- 
iter-'^  side  :  that  will  bring  forth  his  ~^  fruit  ^in  ^due 
^season. 

4  His  leaf  also  -shall  ^not  ^wither  :  and  look, 
whatsoever  he  doeth,  ~it  ^  shall  ^ ^ pros- ^ per. 

5  As  for  the  ungodly,  it  is  not  ^so  ^witli  ^them: 
but  they  are  like  the  chaff,  which  the  wind  scatter- 
eth  a-"^way  ^from  the  ^face  ^  of  the  *^  earth. 

6  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  be  able  to  stand 
~in  ^the  ^judgment  :  neither  the  sinners  in  the  con- 
gre-~ga-^tion  '^of  ^the  *^  righteous. 

7  But  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  ^^right- 
^eous  :  and  the  way  of  the  un-'~god-^ly  '*^  shall 
^perish. 


Psalm  ii.     Quare  fremuer'unt  gentes  ? 

'V1/"HY    do    the   heathen    so    furiously  ^rage  ^to- 
^gether  :  and  why  do  the  people  im-~agine  ^a 
*^vain  Hhing? 


34  THE  PSALTER.  Day  1. 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  stand  up,*  and  the  ru- 
lers take  ~coun-^sel  to-^gether  :  against  the  Lord, 
and  a-~gainst  ^his  A-^^noint-^ed  : 

3  Let  us  break  their  -bonds  ^ a- ^sunder  :  and  cast 
a- -way  ^ their  ^^cords  ^from  us. 

4  He  that  dwelleth  in  heaven  shall  laugh -them  ^to 
^scorn  :  the  Lord  shall  ^have  ^thetn  ^in  ^de-^rision. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  -in  ^his  ^ wrath  : 
and  vex  them  in  his  ^sore  ^  dis-^^ pleas- ^ure. 

6  Yet  have  I  -set  ^my  ^King  :  upon  my  ^ho-^ly 
MiilPof  ^Sion. 

7  I  will  preach  the  law,  whereof  the  Lord  hath 
^said  ^unto  ^me  :  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have 
^I  ^be-^got-^ten  '^thee. 

8  Desire  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  heathen 
for  thine  in-^her-^it-^ance  :  and  the  utmost  parts  of 
the  "^  earth  ^for  ^thy  ^pos-^  session. 

9  Thou  shalt  bruise  them  with  a  ~rod  ^of  ^iron : 
and  break  them  in  pieces  ^hke  ^a  ^pot-^ter's  ^ves- 
sel. 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  -O  ^ye  ^ kings  :  be 
learned,  ye  that  are  ^judg-^es  ^of  ^the  ^earth. 

11  Serve  the  ^Lord  ^in  ^fear  :  and  rejoice  unto 
^him  ^with  ^rev-^er-^ence. 

12  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,*  and  so  ye  per- 
ish from  the  ^^riglit  ^way  :  if  his  wrath  be  kindled, 
yea  but  a  little.*  Blessed  are  all  they  that  -put  ^ their 
^  trust  ^in  ^him. 

Psalm  iii.     Domine,  quid  midtijjlicati  ? 

T  ORD,  how  are  they  increased  that  -trou-^ble 
"^  ^me  :  many  are  they  that  -rise  ^ a- ^ Against 
^me. 

2  Many  one  there  be  that  say  -of  ^my  ^soul  : 
There  is  no  help  -for  ^him  ^in  ^his  ^God. 

3  But  tbou,  O  Lord,  art  -my  ^de-^ fender  :  thou 
art  my  worship,  and  the  lifter  ^^up  '^of  ^my  ^head. 


Day  1.  THE  PSALTER.  35 

4  I  did  call  upon  the  Lord  ^with  ^my  ^voice: 
and  he  heard  me  out  ~of  ^his  Mio-^lj  ^hill. 

5  I  laid  me  down  and  slept,  and  rose  ~up  ^a- 
^gain  :  for  the  ~Lord  ^sus-^tain-^ed  ^me. 

6  I  will  not  he  afraid  for  ten  thousands  ~of  ^the 
^people  :  that  have  set  themselves  a-~gainst  ^me 
^ round  ^a-^hout. 

7  Up,  Lord,  and  help  me,  ~0  ^mj  ^God  :  For 
thou  smitest  all  mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek-bone  ;* 
thou  hast  broken  the  ~  teeth  ^of  ^the  ^un-*^ godly. 

8  Salvation  belongeth  un-'*^to  ^the  ^Lord  :  and 
thy  blessing  ~is  ^up-'*on  ^thy  ^people. 


H 


Psalm  iv.     Cum  invocarem. 

EiVR  me,  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my  ^  right- ^eous- 
^ness  :  thou  hast  set  me  at  liberty,  when  I  was 
in  trouble;*  have  mercy  upon  me,  and  ^heark-^en 
un-'^to  ^my  "Sprayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye  blas-~pheme 
^mine  ^honour  :  and  have  such  pleasure  in  vanity, 
and  seek  ~af-^ter  ^^ false- ^  hood  \ 

3  Know  this  also,  that  the  Lord  hath  chosen  to 
himself  the  man  ^that  ^is  ^  godly  :  when  I  call  upon 
the  Lord  ^he  ^will  ^Miear  ^me. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  ^^sin  ^not  :  commune  with 
your  own  heart,  and  in  your  chamber,  ^^and  ^^be 
^  still. 

5  Offer  the  sacrifice  of  ^ right- ^eous-^ness  :  and 
put  your  ^^ trust  ^in  ^the  ^Lord. 

6  There  be  ^many  ^that  "^say  :  Who  will  -show 
"us  ^a-^ny  ^good  \ 

7  Lord,  ~lift  ^thou  ^up  :  the  light  of  thy  ^coun- 
^te-'^ nance  ^up-^on  us. 

8  Thou  hast  put  gladness  ~in  ^my  "*  heart  :  since 
the  time  that  their  corn,  and  ^wine,  ^and  ^oil  ^in- 
•^  creased. 

9  I  will  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and  ^take  ^my 


36  THE  PSALTER.  Day  1. 

^rest  :  for  it  is  thou,  Lord,  only,  that  makest  me 
^  dwell  ^  in  ^  ^  safe-  ^  ty. 

Psalm  V.      Ve7'ba  mea  auribus. 

"pONDER  my  ^  words,  ^O  ^Lord  :  con-~sider  ^my 
^me-^di-^tation. 

2  O  hearken  thou  unto  the  voice  of  my  calhng,* 
my  King,  ^and  ^my  ^God  :  for  unto  thee  ^will  ^I 
^make  ^my  Sprayer. 

3  My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  hetimes,  ^^O  ^Lord  : 
early  in  the  morning  will  I  direct  my  prayer  unto 
thee,  ~^and  ^will  ^look  ^up. 

4  For  thou  art  the  God  that  hast  no  pleasure  in 
^wick-^ed-hiess  :  neither  shall  any  ~e-^vil  ^  dwell 
^with  ^thee. 

5  Such  as  be  foolish  shall  not  stand  ^in  ^thy 
■* sight  :  for  thou  hatest  all  ^them  ^that  ^^work  *^van- 

itj. 

6  Thou  shalt  destroy  them  ^that  ^ speak  ^lies  :  the 
Lord  will  abhor  both  the  blood-thirsty  ~and  ^de- 
*ceit-^ful  ^man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thine  house,*  even 
upon  the  multitude  ~of  ^thy  ^  mercy  :  and  in  thy  fear 
will  I  worship  to- ^ ward  ^thy  ^ho-^ly  ^temple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteousness,  because 
~of  ^mine  ^enemies  :  make  thy  way  -plain  ^be-'^fore 
^my  ^face. 

9  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  ~in  ^his  ^  mouth  : 
their  inward  parts  are  ^ve-^ry  ^  wick- ^ed-*^n ess. 

10  Their  throat  is  an  ^o-^pen  ^sepulchre  :  they 
^flat-^ter  ^with  ^ their  ^tongue. 

11  Destroy  thou  them,  O  God  ;*  let  them  perish 
through  their  own  im-^ag-^i-^  nations  :  cast  them 
out  in  the  multitude  of  their  ungodliness  ;*  for  they 
have  re- ^belled  ^ a- '^ Against  ^thee. 

12  And  let  all  them  that  put  their  trust  in  ~thee 
^re-^joice  :  they  shall  ever  be  giving  of  thanks,  be- 


Day  L  the  PSALTER.  37 

cause  thou  defendest  them  ;*  thej  that  iove  thy  Name 
shall  be  ~^joj-^ful  ^in  ^thee; 

13  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  give  thy  blessing  un-~to 
^the  ^righteous  :  and  with  thy  favourable  kindness 
wilt  thou  defend  ~him,  ^as  ^with  ^a  ^shield. 


O 


Psalm  vi.     Dominc,  ne  in  furore. 

LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  ^ in- ^ dig- ^na- 
tion :  neither  chasten  me  in  ~thy  ^dis-^^pleas- 


2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  ~I  ^am 
'^weak  :  O  Lord,  heal  me,  -for  ^my  ^ bones  ^are 
^ vexed. 

3  My  soul  also  is  ^^sore  ^troubled  :  but,  Lord, 
how  long  -wilt  ^thou  ^pun-^ish  ^me  \ 

4  Turn  thee,  O  Lord,  and  de-- liver  ^my  ^soul  : 
O  save  me,  ~for  ^thy  ^mer-^cy's  ^sake. 

5  For  in  death  no  man  re-'meni-^bereth  ^thee  : 
and  who  will  give  thee  -^^thanks  ^in  ^the  ^pit? 

6  I  am  weary  of  my  groaning ;  every  night  wash 
2 1  "^Yny  ^bed  :  and  water  my  -^  couch  ^with  ^my 
^  tears. 

7  My  beauty  is  gone  for  -ve-^ry  ^trouble  :  and 
worn  away  be- -cause  ^of  ^all  ^mine  ^enemies. 

8  Away  from  me,  all  ye  -that  ^work  ^vanity  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  heard  the  -^ voice  ^of  ^my  ^weep- 
ino^. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  -my  ^pe-^tition  :  the 
Lord  -will  ^re-^ceive  ^my  Sprayer. 

10  All  mine  enemies  shall  be  confounded,  ^and 
^sore  ''vexed  :  they  shall  be  turned  back,  and  put 
to  ^^  shame  ^sud-^den-^ly. 


38  THE  PSALTER.  Day  1. 

Psalm  vii.     Dominey  Deus  metis. 

jp^  LORD,  my  God,  in  thee  have  I  ^put  ^mj  ^  trust : 
^"^  save  me  from  all  them  that  persecute  me,  -and 
^de-^liv-^er  ^me ; 

2  Lest  he  devour  my  soul  hke  a  lion,  and  ~tear 
it  ^in  ''pieces  :  while  -there  ^is  ^none  ^to  ^help. 

3  O  Lord  my  God,  if  I  have  done  ~any  ^such 
^  thing  :  or  if  there  be  any  ^  wicked- ^ness  ^in  ^my 
^ hands  : 

4  If  I  have  rew^arded  evil  unto  him  that  dealt 
^friendly  ^with  ^me  :  yea,  I  have  delivered  him  that 
without  any  cause  ~is  ^mine  ^en-^e-^my  : 

5  Then  let  mine  enemy  persecute  my  ^soul, 
^and  ^take  me  :  yea,  let  him  tread  my  life  down 
upon  the  earth,  and  lay  mine  ^hon-^our  ^in  ^the 
Must. 

6  Stand  up,  O  Lord,  in  thy  wrath,  and  lift  up 
thyself,*  because  of  the  indignation  ^of  ^mine  '*  ene- 
mies :  arise  up  for  me  in  the  judgment  ^that  ^thou 
'^hast  ^com-^manded. 

7  And  so  shall  the  congregation  of  the  people 
^come  ^a-^bout  thee  :  for  their  sakes  therefore  lift 
^  up  ^  thy-  ^  self  ^  a-  ^  gain. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people  ;*  give  sen- 
tence w^ith  me,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  according  to  my  right- 
eousness,* and  according  to  the  innocency  ^that  ^is 
^^in  *^me. 

9  O  let  the  wickedness  of  the  ungodly  ^come  ^to 
an  ^end  :  but  ^^ guide  ^thou  ^the  ^just. 

10  For  the  ^  right- "^eous  ^God  :  trieth  the  ^ve-^ry 
^hearts  ^and  *^ reins. 

11  My  help  ~cometh  ^of  ^God  :  who  preserveth 
them  ^that  ^are  ^true  ^of  ^  heart. 

12  God  is  a  righteous  Judge,  -strong,  ^and  ^pa- 
tient :  and  God  is  pro-~vo-^ked  ^ev-^ery  ^day. 

13  If  a  man  will  not  turn,  he  will  ^whet  ^his 


Day  1.  THE  PSALTER.  39 

'*  sword  :  he  hath  bent  his  bow,  ~^ancl  ^made  ^it 
^  ready. 

14  He  hath  prepared  for  him  the  instruments  ^^of 
^ death  :  he  ordaineth  his  arrows  a- against  ^the  ^ per- 
use-^'cu  tors. 

15  Behold,  he  travaileth  with  ^^ mis- ^  chief  :  he 
hath  conceived  sorrow,  and  brought  ~  forth  "Hm-^god- 
^U-*^ness. 

IG  He  hath  graven  and  digged  ^up  ^a  ^pit  :  and 
is  fallen. himseh' into  the  destruction  ~that  ^he  "^made 
^for  ^  other. 

17  For  his  travail  shall  come  upon  his  ~^own 
^head  :  and  his  wickedness  shall  ^fall  ^on  "^his  ^own 
^pate. 

18  I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,*  according  to 
his  -  right- ^eous-'^ness  :  and  I  will  praise  the  Name 
^of  ^the  '^LoRD  ^most  ^high. 

Psalm  viii.     Domine,  Dominus  noster. 

f\  LORD,  our  Governor,*  how  excellent  is  thy 
^^^  Name  in  ~all  ^the  Hvorld  :  thou  that  hast  set 
thy  ~glo-^ry  a-^bove  ^the  ^heavens! 

2  Out  of  the  mouth  of  very  babes  and  sucklings* 
hast  thou  ordained  strength,*  because  ~of  ^ thine  ^en- 
emies :  that  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  ^^and 
^the  ^a-^venger. 

3  For  I  will  consider  thy  heavens,  even  the  works 
^of  ^thy  ^fingers  :  the  moon  and  the  stars  ~ which 
^thou  Miast  ^or-*^dained. 

4  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  ^mindful  ^of 
^him  :  and  the  son  of  man,  '^that  ^thou  ^  visit- ^  est 
^him? 

5  Thou  madest  him  lower  -than  ^the  ^angels  :  to 
crown  him  with  ~glo-^ry  and  ^^wor-^ship. 

6  Thou  makest  him  to  have  dominion  of  the 
works  ^of  ^thy  brands  :  and  thou  hast  put  all  things 
in  sub-~jec-^tion  ^  under  ^his  ^feet; 


40  THE  PSALTER.  Day  2. 

7  x411  -sheep  ^and  ^oxen  :  jea,  and  the  -^beasts 
^of  ^ the  Afield  : 

8  The  fowls  of  the  air,  and  the  fishes  ^of  ^the 
^sea  :  and  whatsoever  walketh  ~  through  ^the  ^  paths 
^of  the  ^seas. 

9  O  -Lord,  ^our  ^Governor  :  how  excellent  is  thy 
^Name  ^in  '^all  nhe  Svorld  ! 


I 


THE  SECOx\D  DAY. 

illoruhtg  IJrager. 

Psalm  ix.     Confitehor  tihi. 

WILL  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  with  my 
-^ whole  Mieart  :  I  will  speak  of  ^all  ^thy  ^ mar- 
vel-^lous  Svorks. 

2  I  will  be  glad  and  re--joice  ^in  '^tliee  :  yea,  my 
songs  will  I  make  of  thy  Name,  -O  ^thou  "^^Most 
^Highest. 

3  While  mine  enemies  are  ~dri-^ven  ^back  :  they 
shall  fall  and  ~per-^ish  ^at  ^thy  "^presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  ~and  ^my 
^ cause  :  thou  art  set  in  the  -throne  ^that  ^judg-^est 
^  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  and  de--stroyed 
^the  un-'* godly  :   thou  hast  put  out  their  -name  ^for 


and 


ever  "ana  "ever. 


6  O  thou  enemy,  destructions  are  come  to  a 
per-~pet-^ual  ^end  :  even  as  the  cities  which  thou 
hast  destroyed,  their  me--morial  ^is  ^  perish- ^ed 
^with  them. 

7  But  the  Lord  shall  en- -dure  ^for  ^ever  :  he 
hath  also  pre- -pared  ^his  ''seat  ^for  ^Judgment. 

8  For  he  shall  judge  the  world  in  -  right- ^eous- 
^ness  :  and  minister  true  -judg-^ment  ^un-^to  the 
^people. 


Day  2.  THE  PSALTER.  41 

9  The  Lord  also  will  be  a  defence  for  the  op- 
"^prcss-^ed  :  even  a  refuge  in  ~^due  ^dme  ^of  ^trou- 
ble. 

10  And  thej  that  know  thy  Name  will  put  their 
-trust  '^in  khee  :  for  thou,  Lord,  hast  never  "fail-^ed 
nheni  ^that  ^seek  thee. 

11  O  praise  the  Lord  which  -dwelleth  ^in  ''Sion  : 
show  the  ~peo-^ple  ^of  ^his  ^doings. 

12  For  when  he  maketh  inquisition  for  blood,*  he 
re-~meni-^bereth  ^them  :  and  forgetteth  not  the  coni- 
^^  plaint  ^of  ^the  ^poor. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ;*  consider  the 
trouble  whicli  I  suffer  of  ^ them  ^that  ^hate  me  :  thou 
that  liftest  me  up  ^from  ^the  Agates  ^of  ^ death  : 

14  That  I  may  show  all  thy  praises  within  the 
ports  of  the  -daughter  ^of  ^Sion  :  I  will  re-^joice 
•4n  ^thy  ^sal-ovation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  ~that 
^they  ^made  :  in  the  same  net  which  they  hid  priv- 
ily, 2  is  ^  their  ^^foot  ^  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  to  execute  ^^judg-^'ment : 
the  ungodly  is  trapped  in  the  ^work  ^of  ^his  ^own 
^  hands. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  ~in-^to  Miell  :  and 
all  the  people  -that  ^ for- ^^ get  ^God. 

18  For  the  poor  shall  not  alway  ~be  ^ for- ^gotten  : 
the  patient  abiding  of  the  meek  ^ shall  ^not  '^perish 
^for  ^ever. 

19  Up,  Lord,  and  let  not  man  have  the  -up-^per 
^hand  :  let  the  heathen  be  ^judg-^ed  ^in  ^thy  ^  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  that  the  hea- 
then may  know  them- ~  selves  ^to  ^be  ^but  ^men. 

Psahn  X.      Ut  quid,  Domine  ? 

\\/^HY  standest  thou  so  far  off,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  and 
hidest  thy  face  in  the  ~need-^ful  ^time  ^of 
0  trouble  I 


42  THE  PSALTER.  Day  2. 

2  The  ungodly,  for  his  own  lust,  doth  persecute 
2^  the  '^poor  :  let  them  be  taken  in  the  crafty  vviliness 
^that  ^they  ^have  ^im-^agined. 

3  For  the  ungodly  hath  made  boast  of  his  own 
^heart's  ^de-^sire  :  and  speaketli  good  of  the  covet- 
ous, ^^whom  ^GoD  ^ab-^horreth. 

4  The  ungodly  is  so  proud,  that  he  careth  ~not 
^for  ^God  :  neither  is  ^God  ^in  ^all  ^his  ^thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  ~al-^way  ^grievous  :  thy  judg- 
ments are  far  above  out  of  his  sight,  and  therefore 
defieth  he  ^all  ^his  ^en-^e-^mies. 

6  For  he  hath  said  in  his  heart,*  Tush  !  I  shall 
never  ^be  ^cast  '^down  :  there  shall  no  harm  ^hap- 
^pen  *un-^to  ^me. 

7  His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing,  de-^ceit,  ^and 
^  fraud  :  under  his  tongue  is  un-~god-^li-^ness  ^and 
^vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  lurking  in  the  thievish  corners  ^of 
^the  ^streets  :  and  privily  in  his  lurking  dens  doth 
he  murder  the  innocent;*  his  eyes  are  ~set  ^ a- Against 
^the  ^poor. 

9  For  he  lieth  waiting  secretly;*  even  as  a  lion 
lurketh  he  ~in  ^his  '^den  :  that  ~he  ^may  "^ ravish  ^the 
^poor. 

10  He  doth  -ravish  ^the  ^poor  :  when  he  getteth 
^him  ^in-^to  ^his  ^net. 

11  He  falleth  down,  and  "humbleth  ^him-^self  : 
that  the  congregation  of  the  poor  may  fall  into  the 
-•"^ hands  ^of  ^his  ^captains. 

12  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  Tush!  God  "hath 
^ for- ^gotten  :  he  hideth  away  his  face,  and  ^he  ^will 
^nev-^er  *^see  it. 

13  Arise,  O  Lord  God,  and  lift  ^up  ^ thine  Miand  : 
for- 2^  get  ^not  ^the  ^poor. 

14  Wherefore  should  the  wicked  ~blas-^pheme 
^God  :  while  he  doth  say  in  his  heart,  Tush!  thou 
God  ~ca-=^rest  ^not  ^for  ^it? 


Day  2.  THE  PSALTER.  43 

15  Surelj  ~tliou  ^liast  ''seen  it  :  for  thou  behold- 
cst  un-~god-^li-^uess  ^'and  ^' wrong, 

16  That  thou  majest  take  the  matter  in-~to  ^thy 
■*hand  :  the  poor  connnitteth  himseh  unto  thee;*  for 
thou  art  the  '~help-  ^er  ^of  ^the  *"  friendless. 

17  Break  thou  the  power  of  the  ungodly  ~and 
-'nia-^licious  :  take  away  his  ungodliness,  ~and  ^thou 
^shalt  ^find  ^none, 

18  The  Lord  is  King  for  ~ever  ^and  ^ever  :  and 
the  heathen  are  perished  ~^out  ''of  ^the  ^land. 

19  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  ~of  ^the 
'^poor  :  thou  preparest  their  heart,  and  thine  ear 
^heark-"^en--eth  ^ there- Ho: 

20  To  help  the  fatherless  and  poor  un-~to  ^  their 
^  right  :  that  the  man  of  the  earth  be  no  more  ex- 
~aked  ^ a-"* Against  ^them. 

Psalm  xi.     In  Domino  corifido, 

TN  the  Lord  put  ^I  ^my  ^ trust  :  how  say  ye  thea 
to  my  soul,*  that  she  should  flee  as  a  ^bird  ^un- 
Ho  Hhe  niiWt 

2  For  lo,  the  ungodly  bend  their  bow,*  and  make 
ready  their  arrows  with-^in  ^the  ^quiver  :  that  they 
may  privily  shoot  at  them  -which  ^are  ^true  ^of 
^heart. 

3  For  the  foundations  will  ~be  ^cast  ^down  :  and 
what  ^hath  ^the  ^  right- ^eous  ^done  ? 

4  The  Lord  is  in  his  ~ho-^ly  ^temple  :  the 
Lord's  ^^seat  ^is  ^in  ^heaven. 

5  His  eyes  con-~sider  ^the  ^poor  :  and  his  eye- 
lids -try  ^the  ''children  ^of  ^men, 

6  The  Lord  alloweth  the  -^ right- "* eous  :  but  the 
ungodly,  and  him  that  delighteth  in  wickedness,* 
-doth  Miis  "soul  ^ab-«hor. 

7  Upon  the  ungodly  he  shall  rain  snares,*  fire  and 
brimstone,  ~ storm  ^and  ''tempest  :  this  shall  be  their 
~^por-"tion  ^to  MrinL 


44  THE  PSALTER.  Day  2. 

8  For  the  nghteous  Lord  lovetli  ~ right- ^eous- 
^ness  :  his  countenance  will  be- ^  hold  ^the  ^  thing 
nhat  is  ^jtist. 


H 


Psalm  xii.     Salvum  me  fac. 

ELP   me,   Lord,   for    there    is   not  one  ~godIy 
^man  ^left  :  for  the  faithful  are  minished*  from 
among  the  "^^chil-^dren  ''of  ^men. 

2  They  talk  of  vanitj  every  one  -with  ^his  ^neigh- 
bour :  they  do  but  flatter  with  their  lips,*  and  dissem- 
ble ^in  ^ their  ^dou-^ble  ^heart. 

3  The  Lord  shall  root  out  all  de-^ceit-^fid  Mips  : 
and  the  tongue  that  ^speak-^eth  ^^proud  ^things: 

4  Which  have  said,  With  our  tongue  will  ~Vv'e 
^pre-Sail  :  we  are  they  that  ought  to  speak:*  who 
is  ~^lord  ^o-^ver  ^us  ? 

5  Now,  for  the  comfortless  troubles'  sake  ^of  ^the 
^needy  :  and  because  of  the  deep  '^sigh-^ing  ^of  ^the 
^poor, 

6  I  will  up,  -saith  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  will  help 
every  one  from  him  that  swelleth  against  him,*  and 
will  2^  set  Miim  ^at  *^rest. 

7  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  ^^pure  ^w^ords  : 
even  as  the  silver  which  from  the  earth  is  tried,*  and 
purified  -seven  ^ times  ^in  ^the  "^fire. 

8  Thou  shalt  keep  ^them,  ^O  ^Lord  :  thou  shall 
preserve  him  from  this  ~gen-^er-^ation  ^for  '^ever. 

9  The  ungodly  walk  on  ~eve-^ry  "^side  :  when 
they  are  exalted,*  the  children  of  men  are  ^^put  ^to 
^re-^buke. 

Psalm  xiii.      Usqice  quo,  Dojnine  1 

TTOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  O  Lord;  ^^for 
■*--*-  ^ever  r  how  long  wilt  thou  'hide  ^thy  ^^face 
^from  me  \ 


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Day  2.  THE  PSALTER.  45 

2  How  long  shall  I  seek  counsel  in  my  soul,*  and 
be  so  vexed  ~in  '[my  Mieart  :  how  long  shall  mine 
enemies  ~tn-^umph  ^o-^ver  ^me  ? 

3  Consider,  and  hear  me,  O  ~Lord  ^my  ^God  : 
lighten  mine  eyes,  that  I  ^^  sleep  ^not  ^in  ^  death  : 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  pre- ^vailed  ^a- 
^ gainst  him  :  for  if  I  be  cast  down,  they  that  trouble 
me  -will  ^re-^joice  ^at  "^it. 

5  But  my  trust  is  in  thy  ~^mer-^cy  :  and  my  heart 
is  ^joy-^ful  in  ^tliy  ^sal-ovation. 

6  I  will  sing  of  the  Lord,*  because  he  hath  dealt 
so  ~  loving- ^ly  '^with  me  :  yea,  I  will  praise  the  Name 
~of  ^the  ^Lord  ^niost  ^Highest. 

Psalm  xiv.     Dixit  insipiens. 

rpHE   fool  hath  said  "in  Miis  Mieart  :   There  ^^\s 
-*-    ^^no^God. 

2  They  are  corrupt,*  and  become  abominable  ^in 
^ their  ^doings  :  there  is  none  that  doeth  "^^good,  '^no 
^not  ^one, 

3  The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the 
~children  ^of  hnen  :  to  see  if  there  were  any  that 
would  understand,*  and  ~^seek  ^af-^ter  ^God: 

4  But  they  are  all  gone  out  of  the  way,*  they  are 
altogether  become  a-^bom-^i-^nable  :  there  is  none 
that  doeth  good,  ^^no  ^^not  *^one. 

5  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ;*  with  their 
tongues  have  ~they  ^de-^ceived  :  the  poison  of  ^asps 
^is  "^  under  ^  their  "^lips. 

6  Their  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  ^bit-^ter- 
^ness  :  their  feet  are  ~^ swift  ^to  ^shed  ^ blood. 

7  Destruction  and  unhappiness  is  in  their  ways,* 
and  the  way  of  peace  have  ~they  ^not  ^ known  :  there 
is  no  fear  of  ^God  ^ be- More  ^ their  "^eyes. 

8  Have  they  no  knowledge,*  that  they  are  all  such 
workers  of  ^^  mis- ^  chief  :  eating  up  my  people  as  it 
were  bread,*  and  call  ^not  ^up-^on  ^the  ^Lord  ? 


46  THE  PSALTER.  Day  3. 

9  There  were  they  brought  in  great  fear,*  even 
where  ^no  ^fear  ^was  :  for  God  is  in  the  gener-^a- 
^tion  ^of  ^the  ^righteous. 

10  As  for  jou,  ye  have  made  a  mock  at  the  coun- 
sel ^of  ^the  ^poor  :  because  he  putteth  his  ~^  trust  Mn 
^the  ^LoRD. 

11  Who  shall  give  salvation  unto  Israel  out  of 
Sion  1*  When  the  Lord  turneth  the  captivity  ~of 
^liis  ^people  :  then  shall  Jacob  rejoice,  and  ~Is-^rael 
^shall  ^be  *^glad. 


THE  THIRD  DAY. 

iKoniing  Jpra^er. 

Psalm  XV.     Dojjiine,  quis  Jiahitahit  ? 

T    ORD,  who  shall  dwell  in  thy  ^tab-^er-'*nacle  : 
-^    or  who  shall  rest  up-~on  ^thy  ^ho-^ly  ^hill  \ 

2  Even  he  that  leadeth  an  ~uncor-^rupt  ^life  :  and 
doeth  the  thing  which  is  right,*  and  speaketh  the 
^^ truth  '^from  ^his  ^ heart. 

3  He  that  hath  used  no  deceit  in  his  tongue,*  nor 
done  evil  ~to  ^his  ^neighbour  :  and  hath  not  ^^slan- 
^dered  ^his  *^  neighbour. 

4  He  that  setteth  not  by  himself,*  but  is  lowly  in 
^his  ^own  ^eyes  :  and  maketh  much  of  ~them  ^that 
^fear  nhe  *^Lord. 

5  He  that  svveareth  unto  his  neighbour,*  and  dis- 
ap-^pointeth  ^him  '^not  :  though  it  were  to  his 
^^own  ^  ^  bin- *^d ranee. 

6  He  that  hath  not  given  his  money  upon  ~u-^su- 
^ry  :  nor  taken  reward  a- against  ^the  "^in-^no-^cent. 

7  Whoso  doeth  ^^ these  '^things  :  shall  ^^nev-^^er 
«fall. 

Psalm  xvi.     Conserva  me,  Domine. 

PRESERVE  me,  ^^O  ^God  :  for  in  ^thee  =^have  I 
-*■     ^put  ^  my  ^  trust. 


DxY  3.  THE  PSALTEIL  47 

2  O  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  un-^to  ^the  *Lord  : 
Thou  art  my  God;  my  goods  are  ~noth-^ing  ^un- 
^to  ^thee. 

3  Ail  my  delight  is  upon  the  saints  that  are  Hm 
^the  ^  earth  :  and  upon  such  as  ex- ~  eel  ^in  ^^vir-^tue, 

4  But  they  that  run  after  an-"oth-"er  ^god  :  shall 
^'^have  "^^ great  ^trouble. 

5  Their  drink-offerings  of  blood  will  ~I  ^not  ^of- 
fer :  neither  make  mention  of  their  -names  ^  with- ^ in 
"'my  *^lips, 

6  The  Lord  himself  is  the  portion  of  mine  inher- 
itance,* and  ^of  ^my  ''cup  :  thou  shalt  main- ~^ tain 
'*'^my  ^lot 

7  The  lot  is  fallen  unto  me  in  a  ^^fair  Aground  : 
yea,  I  have  a  ^good-^ly  ^her-^it-^age, 

8  I  will  thank  the  Lord  for  ^giving  ^me  *  warn- 
ing :  my  reins  also  chasten  me  ~in  ^the  ^^night- 
*^  season, 

9  I  have  set  God  always  be-~^fore  ^me  :  for  he  is 
on  my  right  hand,  -there- ^fore  I  ^shall  ^not  ^fall. 

10  Wherefore  my  heart  was  glad,*  and  my  glory 
re-~^joic-^ed  :  my  flesh  also  shall  ^^rest  ^^in  ^hope. 

11  For  why  ?  thou  shalt  not  leave  my  ^soul  ^in 
^hell  :  neither  shalt  thou  suffer  thy  ~Holy  One  ^to 
^see  ^cor-^ruption. 

12  Thou  shalt  show  me  the  path  of  Hfe  :*  in  thy 
presence  is  the  -fulness  ^of  ^joy  :  and  at  thy  right 
hand  there  is  ^  pleas- ^ure  for  ^ev-^er-^more. 

Psalm  xvii,     Exaudi,  Domine, 

XJTEAR  the  right,  O  Lord,  consider  ^my  ^com- 
^plaint  :  and  hearken  unto  my  prayer,*  that  go- 
eth  not  ^out  ^of  ^  feign- ^ed  ^lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  ^from  ^thy  ^pres- 
ence :  and  let  thine  eyes  look  up-^on  ^the  ^  thing 
^that  is  ^  equal. 

3  Thou  liast  proved  and  visited  mine  heart  in  the 


48  THE  PSALTER.  Day  3. 

night-season  ;*  thou  hast  tried  me,  and  shalt  find  no 
^wicked- ^ness  Mn  me  :  for  I  am  utterly  purposed  that 
my  ^  mouth  ^  shall  ^not  ^ of- ^' fend. 

4  Because  of  men's  works*  that  are  done  against 
the  words  ^of  ^thy  ^hps  :  I  have  kept  me  from  the 
^ways  ^of  ^the  ^de-^stroyer. 

5  O  hold  thou  up  my  goings  ^in  ^thy  "^ paths  :  that 
my  ~  foot- ^  steps  ^^slip  ^"not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee,  O  God,  for  ^thou  ^ shalt 
^hear  me  :  incline  thine  ear  to  me,  and  ^hearken 
^un-'^to  ^my  ^  words. 

7  Show  thy  marvellous  loving-kindness,*  thou  that 
art  the  Saviour  of  them  which  put  their  ~ trust  ^in 
^thee  :  from  such  as  re-^sist  ^thy  ^^  right  ^hand. 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  ~of  ^an  ^eye  :  hide  me 
under  the  ~shad-^ow  ^of  ^thy  ^ wings, 

9  From  the  ungodly,  that  ~trou-"^ble  ^me  :  mine 
enemies  compass  me  round  about,*  to  ^take  ^a-^way 
^my  ^soul. 

10  They  are  inclosed  in  -their  ^own  ^fat  :  and 
their  mouth  ^ speak- ^eth  ^^ proud  ^things. 

11  They  lie  waiting  in  our  way  on  ^eve-^ry 
^side  :  turning  their  eyes  ~^down  ^to  ^the  Aground  : 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy  ^of  ^his  ^prey  : 
and  as  it  were  a  lion's  whelp  ^lurking  ^in  ^se-^cret 
^places. 

13  Up,  Lord,  disappoint  him,  and  ~cast  ^him 
^down  :  deliver  my  soul  from  the  ungodly,*  which  is 
a  ~^^  sword  '^^of  *' thine  : 

14  From  the  men  of  thy  hand,  O  Lord,*  from  the 
men,  I  say,  and  from  the  ~e-^vil  ^ world  :  which  have 
their  portion  in  this  life,  whose  bellies  thou  ~fillest 
^wdth  ^thy  ^hid  ^treasure. 

15  They  have  children  at  ^their  ^de-^sire  :  and 
leave  the  rest  of  their  ^ sub- ^stance  ^for  ^ their 
^  babes. 

16  But  as  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  presence  in 


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Day  3.  THE  PSALTER.  49 

^ right- ^ eons- ^ness  :  and  when  I  awake  up  after  thy 
likeness,  I  shall  be  ~sat-^is-^fiecl  ^with  ^it. 


(Etjcning  IJrager. 

Psalm  xviii.     Diligam  te,  Domine. 

T  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength.*  The 
Lord  is  my  stony  rock,  and  ~my  ^de-Mence  :  my 
Saviour  ;  my  God,  and  my  might,  in  whom  I  will 
trust  ;*  my  buckler,  the  horn  also  of  my  sal-~va-^tion, 
^and  ^my  *^  refuge. 

2  I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  which  is  worthy  -to 
^be  *  praised  :  so  shall  I  be  safe  -from  ^mine  "^en-^e- 
^mies. 

3  The  sorrows  of  death  ^ compass- ^ed  ''me  :  and 
the  overflowings  of  ungodliness  ^^made  ^me  ^a-^fraid. 

4  The  pains  of  hell  -came  ^ a-'* bout  me  :  the 
snares  of  ~^ death  '^o-^ver-^took  me. 

5  In  my  trouble  I  will  call  up-~on  ^the  ''Lord  : 
and  com- ^ plain  ^un-^'to  ^my  ^God  : 

6  So  shall  he  hear  my  voice  out  of  his  ~ho-^ly 
^temple  :  and  my  complaint  shall  come  before  him  ;* 
it  shall  enter  ~e-^ven  ^in-^to  his  ^ears. 

7  The  earth  ^trembled  ^and  ^quaked  :  the  very 
foundations  also  of  the  hills  shook,*  and  were  re- 
moved, be- -^  cause  ^he  ^was  ^  wroth. 

8  There  went  a  smoke  out  ~in  ^his  ''presence  : 
and  a  consuming  fire  out  of  his  mouth,*  so  that  ^ coals 
^  were  ^  kin- ^ died  ^at  it. 

9  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  -and  ^came  ''down  : 
and  it  was  ~^dark  ''under  Miis  ^feet. 

10  He  rode  upon  the  Cherubim,  -and  ^did  ^fly  : 
he  came  flying  upon  the  -^  wings  ^of  ^the  ^wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  '~se-^cret  ^ place  :  his 
pavilion  round  about  him  with  dark  water,*  and  thick 
^clouds  ^to  ''coy-^er  ^him. 

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50  THE  PSALTER.  Day  3. 

12  At  the  brightness  of  his  presence  his  ^clouds 
■^re-^  moved  :  hailstones  and  ~^  coals  '^^of  *^fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  out  of  heaven,*  and 
the  Highest  -gave  ^his  ^thunder  :  hailstones  and 
^^coals  '^^of  ^fire. 

14  He  sent  out  his  arrows,  and  ~  scatter- ^ed 
^them  :  he  cast  forth  ^ light- ^nings,  ^ and  ^de-^stroyed 
them. 

15  The  springs  of  waters  were  seen,*  and  the  foun- 
dations of  the  round  world*  were  discovered  at  thy 
^chiding,  ^O  ^Lord  :  at  the  blasting  of  the  ~ breath 
^of  '^thy  ^dis-^ pleasure. 

16  He  shall  send  down  from  on  ~high  ^to  ^  fetch 
me  :  and  shall  take  me  ^out  ^of  ^ma-^ny  *^  waters. 

17  He  shall  deliver  me  from  my  strongest  enemy,* 
and  from  ^them  ^  which  Miate  me  :  for  they  are  too 
^migh-^ty  ^^for  *^me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  ~of  ^my  "^ trou- 
ble :  but  the  ~Lord  ^was  '^my  ^ up- ^holder. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  place  of  ^ lib- 
ber-^ty  :  he  brought  me  forth,  even  because  he  had  a 
^fa-^vour  "^un-^to  "^me. 

20  The  Lord  shall  reward  me  after  my  ~right- 
^eous  "* dealing  :  according  to  the  cleanness  of  my 
hands  shall  he  ~rec-^om-^ 'pense  "^me. 

21  Because  I  have  kept  the  ways  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
and  have  not  forsaken  my  God,  ^as  ^the  ^wick-^ed 
Moth. 

22  For  I  have  an  eye  unto  ~all  ^his  Maws  :  and 
will  not  cast  out  his  com-^mand-^ments  ^^from  ^me. 

23  I  was  also  uncorrupt  be- ^^  fore  ^him  :  and  es- 
chewed ^mine  ^own  ^wick-^ed-^ness. 

24  Therefore  shall  the  Lord  reward  me  after  my 
^ right- ^eous  '^ dealing  :  and  according  unto  the  clean- 
ness of  my  ^ hands  ^in  ^his  ^  eye- ^ sight. 

25  With  the  holy  thou  ^shalt  ^be  Mioly  :  and  with 
a  perfect  man  ^^thou  ^shalt  ^be  ^perfect. 


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Day  3.  THE  PSALTER.  51 

26  With  the  clean  thou  ^shaU  ^be  ''clean  :  and 
with  the  fro  ward  thou  shah  '~^  learn  ^fro-^vvard- 
^ness. 

27  For  thou  shalt  save  the  people  that  are  in  ad- 
" ver- ^ si- '' ty  :  and  shalt  bring  down  the  -high  ^ looks 
^of  ^the  ^  proud. 

28  Thou  also  shalt  -light  ^my  ''candle  :  the  Lord 
my  God  shall  make  my  -  dark- ^n  ess  ''to  ^be  *^  light. 

29  For  in  thee  I  shall  discomfit  an  ~host  ^of  ^men  : 
and  with  the  help  of  my  God  I  shall  ^^leap  ''over  ^the 
Svall. 

30  The  way  of  God  is  an  unde-^fil-^ed  ^way  : 
the  word  of  the  Lord  also  is  tried  in  the  fire  :*  he  is 
the  defender  of  all  them  that  -put  ^ their  ^ trust  ^in 
^him. 

31  For  who  is  God,  -but  ^the  ''Lord  :  or  who 
hath  any  ^strength,  ^ex-^cept  ^our  ''God  ? 

32  It  is  God  that  girdeth  me  with  -strength  ^of 
^war  :  and  -ma-^keth  ^my  ^way  *^perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  -feet  ^like  ''harts'  feet  :  and 
^setteth  ^me  ^up  ^on  '^high. 

31  He  teacheth  mine  -hands  ^to  ^ fight  :  and  mine 
arms  shall  break  -even  ^a  ^bow  ^of  ^ steel. 

35  Thou  hast  given  me  the  defence  of  -thy  ^sal- 
ivation :  thy  right  hand  also  shall  hold  me  up,*  and 
thy  loving  cor--rection  ^ shall  ''make  ^me  '^ great. 

36  Thou  shalt  make  room  enough  under  me  ^for 
^to  ^go  :  that  my  -  foot- ^  steps  ^  shall  ^not  '^  slide. 

37  I  will  follow  upon  mine  enemies,  and  ^o-^ver- 
^take  them  :  neither  will  I  turn  again  -till  ^I  Miave 
^de-'^stroyed  them. 

38  I  will  smite  them,  that  they  shall  not  be  -able 
^to  '*  stand  :  but  -^fall  ^  under  ^my  '^feet. 

39  Thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  un--to  ^the 
^battle  :  thou  shalt  throw  down  mine  ^ene-^mies 
'^un-^der  ^me. 

40  Thou  hast  made  mine  enemies  also  to  turn 


52  THE  PSALTER.  '      Day  3. 

their  ^ hacks   ^np-'^on  me  :   and  I  shall   de-^^stroy 
^them  •'^that  "hate  me. 

41  They  shall  cry,  but  there  shall  be  -none  ^to 
^help  them  :  yea,  even  unto  the  Lord  shall  they 
cry,*  but  he  ^ shall  ^not  ^^hear  ^them. 

42  I  will  beat  them  as  small  as  the  dust  be- ^ fore 
^the  ^wind  :  I  will  cast  them  out  as  the  ^^clay  ^in 
^the  ^streets. 

43  Thou  shalt  deliver  me  from  the  strivings  ~of 
^the  ^people  :  and  thou  shalt  make  me  the  -^^head 
'^of  ^the  ^heathen. 

44  A  people  whom  I  ^have  ^not  ^  known  :  shall 
^^^^ serve  ^me. 

45  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they  ^ shall  ^o-'^bey 
me  :  but  the  strange  children  shall  dis-~sem-^ble 
^^with  ^me. 

46  The  strange  children  -"^  shall  ^fail  :  and  be 
afraid  ~^out  "^of  ^ their  ^prisons. 

47  The  Lord  liveth,  and  blessed  be  ^my  ^strong 
^helper  :  and  praised  be  the  ~God  ^of  "^my  ^sal-^va- 
tion  : 

48  Even  the  God  that  seeth  that  I  '~be  "^a-"^  venged  : 
and  subdueth  the  ~peo-"ple  ^un-^to  ^me. 

49  It  is  he  that  delivereth  me  from  my  cruel  ene- 
mies, and  setteth  me  up  above  mine  ^ad-^ver-^sa- 
ries  :  thou  shalt  rid  me  -from  ^the  '^wick-^ed  ^man. 

50  For  this  cause  will  I  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  a- ^ mong  ^ the  ^Gentiles  :  and  sing  praises  ~un- 
^to  '^nhy  "Name. 

51  Great  prosperity  giveth  he  un-^to  ^his  ^King  : 
and  sheweth  loving-kindness  unto  David,  his  Anoint- 
ed, and  unto  his  ^seed  ^for  ^ev-^er-"more. 


Day  4.  THE  PSALTER.  53 


THE  FOURTH  DAY. 

iltorning  |3ra2cr. 

Psalm  xix.     Cce/z  enarrant. 

"^HE  heavens  declare  the -glory  ^ of  ^ God  :  and 
the  firmament  ^showeth  ^liis  ^han-^dy-^work. 
2  One  day   '^telleth   ^  an- ^  other  :   and  one   night 


T 


3  There  is  neither  ^speech  ^nor  ''language  :  but 
their  voices  are  -heard  ^a-^^mong  ^them. 

4  Their  sound  is  gone  out  into  -^all  ''lands  :  and 
their  words  into  the  ~^ends  ^of  ^the  ^  world. 

5  In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  ~  for  ^  the  ^  sun  : 
w  hich  cometh  forth  as  a  bridegroom  out  of  his  cham- 
ber,'' and  rejoiceth  as  a  -giant  ^to  ^run  ^his  ^course. 

6  It  goeth  forth  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
heaven,*  and  runneth  about  unto  the  end  of  ~it  ^a- 
'^gain  :  and  there  is  nothing  ~hid  ^from  the  ^heat 
^  there- ^  of. 

7  The  law  of  the  Lord  is  an  undefiled  law,*  con- 
averting  "^the  ^soul  :  the  testimony  of  the  Lord  is 
sure,  and  giveth  -wis-^dom  un-'^to  ^the  *^ simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,*  and  re- 
-joice  ^the  ''heart  :  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
is  pure,*  and  giveth  ^  light  ^un-*to  ^the  ^eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,*  and  en--dureth 
^for  ^ever  :  the  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true,  and 
-  right-  ^  eous  '^  al-  ^  to-  ^  gether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea, 
than  -much  ^fine  ^gold  :  sweeter  also  than  honey, 
-and  ^the  ^hon-'^ey-^comb. 

11  Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  -ser-^vant  ^taught  : 
and  in  keeping  of  them  ^ there  ^is  ^ great  ^ re- ^  ward. 

12  Who  can  tell  how  ^oft  Mie  of-^fendeth  :  O 
cleanse  thou  me  -from  ^my  ^se-^cret  ^faults. 

13  Keep  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins. 


54  THE  PSALTER.  Day  4. 

lest  they  get  the  dominion  ^o-^ver  ^me  :  so  shall  I 
be  undefiled,  and  innocent  ^from  ^the  ^  great  ^of- 
^  fence. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  medita- 
tion ^of  ^my  ^  heart  :  be  alway  acceptable  ^^in  ^^thy 
®  sight : 

15  ~^0  ^LoRD  :  my  ^strength  ^and  ^my  ^re- 
^deemer. 

Psalm  XX.     Exaudiat.  te,  Dominus. 

npHE   Lord  hear  thee  in  the  ^day  ^of  ^trouble  : 
the   Name   of   the    God   of   ^ Jacob   ^de-^^fend 
^thee  : 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  ~sanc-^ta-'*ary  :  and 
strengthen  thee  ^out  ^of  ^^Si-^on  : 

3  Remember  ^all  ^thy  ^offerings  :  and  accept 
^  thy  ^  burnt-^  sac-  ^  ri-  ^  fice  : 

4  Grant  thee  thy  -heart's  ^de-^sire  :  and  fal-^^fil 
^all  ^thy  ^mind. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation,  and  triumph  in 
,   the  Name  of  the  ^Lord  ^our  ^God  :  the  Lord  per- 

^form  '^all  '^thy  ^pe-^titions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  helpeth  his  Anoint- 
ed, and  will  hear  him  from  his  ^ho-^ly  ^heaven  : 
even  with  the  wholesome  "strength  ^of  ^his  ^ right 
^hand. 

7  Some  put  their  trust  in  chariots,  and  ~some  ^in 
^horses  :  but  w^e  will  remember  the  '^Name  ^of  the 
^Lord  ^our  *^God. 

8  They  are  brought  ^down  ^and  ^fallen  :  but  we 
are  ^ risen,  ^and  ^^ stand  ^upright. 

9  Save,  Lord  ;  and  hear  us,  O  ~ King  ^ of  ^heaven  : 
when  we  ~call  ^up-^^on  ^thee. 

Psalm  xxi.     Domine,  in  virtute  tua. 

nnilE    King    shall    rejoice    in    thy    -strength,    ^O 
-*-    ^LoRD  :   exceeding  glad  shall  he  ^be  ^of  ^thy 
^sal-ovation. 


Day  4.  THE  PSALTER.  •  55 

2  Thou  hast  given  him  his  -heart's  ^de-^sire  :  and 
hast  not  denied  him  the  re- ~"^  quest  ^of  ^his  ^Hps. 

3  For  thou  shak  prevent  him  with  the  blessings 
of  ~^good-^ness  :  and  shak  set  a  crown  of  pure 
^gold  ^up-^on  ^his  ^'head. 

4  He  asked  hfe  of  thee ;  and  thou  gavest  him  a 
~^long  ^hfe  :  even  for  ~ever  ^and  ^^ev-^er. 

5  His  honour  is  great  in  ~thy  ^sal-ovation  :  glory 
and  great  worship  *~shalt  ^'thou  ^lay  ^up-^on  him. 

6  For  thou  shak  give  him  everlasting  fe-~li-^ci- 
^ty  :  and  make  him  glad  with  the  joy  ^of  ^  thy  ^ conn- 
ate-"^  nance. 

7  And  why  ?  because  the  King  putteth  his  trust 
~in  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  in  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High- 
est ~he  ^  shall  ^not  ^ mis- ^  carry. 

8  All  thine  enemies  shall  -feel  ^ thy  ^ hand  :  thj 
right  hand  shall  find  out  ~them  "that  ^Miate  *^thee. 

9  Thou  shak  make  them  like  a  fiery  oven  in 
time  ~of  ^thy  ^ wrath  :  the  Lord  shall  destroy  them 
in  his  displeasure,  and  the  ~^fire  "^shall  ^con-^sume 
them. 

10  Their  fruit  shak  thou  root  out  ~ of  ^ the  ^  earth  : 
and  their  seed  from  a--mong  ^the  ^  children  ^of 
^men. 

11  For  they  intended  mischief  a- -Against  '^thee  : 
and  imagined  such  a  device  as  they  are  not  -a-^ble 
^to  "'^  per- "^  form. 

12  Therefore  shak  thou  put  -them  ^to  ^ flight  : 
and  the  strings  of  thy  bow  shak  thou  make  ready 
a- -gainst  ^the  ^face  ^of  ^them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in  -thine  ^own 
^strength  :  so  will  we  sing,  and  -Upraise  ^^thy 
•^  power. 


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56  THE  PSALTER.  Day  4. 

Psalm  xxii.     Deus,  Deus  mens  ! 

IV/rY  God  !  my  God  !  look  upon  me  ;  why  hast 
■^  thou  for- ^sa-^  ken  ^me  :  and  art  so  far  from 
my  heahh,  and  from  the  ~ words  ^of  ^my  ^com- 
^plaint  ? 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-time   :    but   thou 
^hear-^est  ^not  :  and  in  the  night-season  also  I  ~^take 


3  And  thou  continuest"^lio-^ly  :  O  thou  -Worship 
^of  ns-^ra-^el. 

4  Our  fathers  ^hoped  ^in  ^thee  :  they  trusted  in 
thee,  and  thou  ~ didst  ^de-'^liv-^er  ^ihem. 

5  They  called  upon  thee,  ~and  ^were  ''holpen  : 
they  put  their  trust  in  thee,  ~and  ^were  ^not  ^con- 
^  founded. 

6  Bat  as  for  me,  I  am  a  worm,  and  ~^no  ^man  :  a 
very  scorn  of  men,  and  the  ~ out- ^ cast  ^  of  ^  the  ^people. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  ~  laugh  me  ^to  ^  scorn  : 
they  shoot  out  their  lips,  and  ^ shake  ^  their  ^^ heads, 
^saying  : 

8  He  trusted  in  God,  that  he  would  de-~liv-^er 
^him  :  let  him  deliver  him,  ^if  ^he  ^^will  ^have  him. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  ^moth- 
^er's  '^womb  :  thou  wast  my  hope,  when  I  hanged 
yet  up-~on  ^my  ^moth-^er's  ^breasts. 

10  I  have  been  left  unto  thee  ever  since  ^I  ^was 
^born  :  thou  art  my  God  even  ^from  ^my  ^moth-^er's 
^womb. 

11  O  go  not  from  me  ;  for  trouble  is  ~hard  ^at 
Miand  :  and  there  is  ^none  ^to  ^^help  ^me. 

12  Many  oxen  are  ^come  ^ about  ^me  :  fat  bulls 
of  Basan  close  me  ~in  ^on  ^eve-^ry  ^side. 

13  They  gape  upon  me  ^with  ^ their  ^mouths  :  as 
it  were  a  ramping  ~and  ^a  ^  roar- ^ nig  ^lion. 


Day  4.  THE  PSALTER.  57 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water,  and  all  my  hones 
are  ~out  ^of  ^joint  :  my  heart  also  in  the  midst  of 
my  hod  J*  is  even  like  '~^melt-^^ing  ^wax. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  potsherd,*  and 
my  tongue  cleaveth  ~to  ^my  ^gums  :  and  thou  shalt 
hring  me  in-'~to  ^the  ^dust  ^of  *^  death. 

16  For  many  dogs  are  come  a-~^hout  ''me  :  and 
the  council  of  the  wicked  layeth  ~ siege  ^ a- '^ Against 
^  me. 

17  They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet;*  I  may 
tell -alP  my '^  bones  :  they  stand  staring  and  ^look- 
^ing  "^up-^on  ''me. 

18  They  part  my  garments  a-~^mong  ^them  :  and 
cast  lots  up-~on  ^my  ^^ves-^ture. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  ^^O  ^Lord  : 
thou  art  my  succour,  ~^  haste  ^thee  ^to  ^help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  ~from  ^the  ''sword  :  my  dar- 
ling from  the  ^pow-^er  ^of  ^the  '^dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  ~li-^on's  hnouth  :  thou  hast 
heard  me  also  from  among  the  ^  horns  ^of  the  ^u-^ni- 
^  corns. 

22  I  will  declare  thy  Name  un-^to  ^my  ^brethren  : 
in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  ~will  ^I  ''^praise 
^thee. 

23  O  praise  the  Lord,  ^ye  ^that  ^fear  him  :  mag- 
nify him,  all  ye  of  the  seed  of  Jacob,*  and  fear  him, 
^all  ^ye  ^seed  ^of  ^Israel  : 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the 
low  estate  ^of  ^the  ^poor  :  he  hath  not  hid  his  face 
from  him  ;*  but  when  he  called  unto  him  ^^lie  ^^ heard 
^him. 

25  My  praise  is  of  thee  in  the  great  ~con-^gre- 
''gation  :  my  vows  will  I  perform  in  the  ^  sight  ^of 
Hhem  -Hhat  '^fear  him. 

26  The  poor  shall  eat,  and  be  ~sat-^is-^fied  :  they 
that  seek  after  the  Lord,  shall  praise  him  ;*  your 
^  heart  ^  shall  Mive  ^for  ^ever. 

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58  THE  PSALTER.  Day  4. 

27  AH  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  remember  them- 
selves, and  be  turned  un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  all  the 
kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  ^worship  ^ be- ^^ fore 
^him. 

28  For  the  kingdom  ~is  ^the  ^Lord's  :  and  he  is 
the  Governor  a-^mong  ^the  ^^peo-''ple. 

29  All  such  as  be  fat  up-~^on  ^ earth  :  have  eaten, 
and  ^^wor-'^^ship-^ped. 

30  All  they  that  go  down  into  the  dust  shall  ^ kneel 
^ be- ^ fore  him  :  and  no  man  hath  ^ quicken- ^ed  ^his 
^ow^n  ^soul. 

31  My  seed  shall  ~^ serve  ^him  :  they  shall  be 
counted  unto  the  ~Lord  ^for  a  ^gen-^er-*^ation. 

32  They  shall  come,  and  the  heavens  shall  de- 
clare his  ^  right- ^eous-^ness  :  unto  a  people  that  shall 
be  born,  -whom  ^the  ^Lord  ^hath  ^made. 

Psalm  xxiii.     Dominus  regit  me. 

^T^HE   Lord  is  my  ~^shep-^herd  :  therefore  ^can 
^I  ^^lack  ^nothing. 

2  He  shall  feed  me  in  a  -"green  ^pasture  :  and  lead 
me  forth  be- -side  ^the  ^waters  ^of  ^comfort. 

3  He  shall  con- -vert  ^my  ^soul  :  and  bring  me 
forth  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  -for  ^his  ^^ Name's 
^sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  -fear  ^no  ^evil  :  for  thou  art 
with  me  ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  ~^com-^^fort  ^me. 

5  Thou  shalt  prepare  a  table  before  me  against 
them  that  -trou-^ble  "^me  :  thou  hast  anointed  my 
head  with  oil,  and  my  '-^cup  '^  shall  ^'be  *^full, 

6  But  thy  loving-kindness  and  mercy  shall  follow 
me  all  the  days  -of  ^my  ^life  :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the   i 
^  house  ^of  the  '^Lord  ^for  ^ever.  / 


Day  5.  THE  PSALTER.  59 


THE  FIFTH  DAY. 

illocniug  JJrager. 

Psalm  xxiv.     Do?nini  est  terra. 

HE  earth  is  tlie  Lord's,  and  all  that  ~ there- ^ in 
Ms  :  the  compass  of  the  world,  and  -they  ^that 


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'^  dwell  ^  there- *^ in. 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  up-~on  ^the  ^seas  :  and 
pre- '"Spared  ^it  np-^on  ^the  ^floods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  ^of  "^the  ^Lord  : 
or  who  shall  rise  up  ^in  ^his  Mio-^ly  "^ place  \ 

4  Even  he  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  ^^pure 
Mieart  :  and  that  hath  not  lift  up  his  mind  unto 
vanity,*  nor  ^ sworn  ^to  de-^ceive  ^his  ^neighbour. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  ~from  ^the  ^Lord  : 
and  righteousness  from  the  ~God  ^of  ^his  ^sal-^va- 
tion. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  ^them  ^that  ^seek 
him  :  even  of  them  that  ^seek  ^thy  ^face,  ^O  ^  Jacob. 

7  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lift 
up,  ye  ever- ~ last- ^ing  ^doors  :  and  the  King  of  ~glo- 
^ry  ^  shall  ^come  *^in. 

8  Who  is  the  "King  ^of  ^ glory  I  It  is  the  Lord 
strong  and  mighty,  even  the  ^^Lord  ^mighty  ^in 
^battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lift 
up,  ye  ever-- last- ^ing  ^ doors  :  and  the  King  of  ^glo- 
^ry  **  shall  '^come  ^in. 

10  Who  is  the  -King  ^of  '* glory  ?  Even  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  ~he  ^is  the  '^King  ^of  ^ glory. 

Psalm  XXV.     Ad  te,  Domine,  levavi. 

TTNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  lift  up  my  soul ;  my 
God,  I  have  put  my  ^ trust  ^in  ''thee  :  O  let  me 
not  be  confounded,  neither  let  mine  enemies  ^tri- 
umph ''o-^ver  ^me. 


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60  THE  PSALTER.  Day  5. 

2  For  all  they  that  hope  in  thee  shall  not  '^be 
^ a- ^shamed  :  but  such  as  transgress  without  a  cause 
^ shall  ^be  '^put  to  ^ con- "^ fusion. 

3  Shew  nie  thy  ~ways,  ^O  ^Lord  :  and  ~^  teach 
^me  '^thy  ^  paths. 

4  Lead  me  forth  in  thy  truth,  and  ~^ learn  ^me  : 
for  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation  ;*  in  thee  hath 
been  my  -hope  ^all  the  ^^day  ^long. 

5  Call  to  remembrance,  O  Lord,  thy  ^ten-^der 
^mercies  :  and  thy  loving-kindnesses,  which  have 
been  ^ev-^er  ^^of  ^old. 

6  O  remember  not  the  sins  and  offences  ~of  ^my 
^youth  :  but  according  to  thy  mercy  think  thou  upon 
me,  O  Lord,  -for  ^thy  ^ '^ good- ^n ess. 

7  Gracious  and  righteous  -is  '^the  '^Lord  :  there- 
fore will  he  teach  -sin-^ners  Mn  ^the  ^way. 

8  Them  that  are  meek  shall  he  -guide  ^in  \judg- 
xnent  :  and  such  as  are  gentle,  -them  ^ shall  he  ^ learn 
^his  ^w^ay. 

9  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  -mercy  ^and 
^ truth  :   unto  such   as  keep  his  covenant,  ~and  ^his 


'^tes-^ti- 


10  For  thy  Name's  sake,  ^^O  '*Lord  :  be  merciful 
unto  my  sin,  ~^for  ^it  ^is  *^ great. 

11  What  man  is  he  that  -feareth  ^the  ^Lord  : 
him  shall  he  teach  in  the  ~way  ^that  ^he  ^shall 
^choose. 

12  His  soul  shall  -dwell  ^at  ^ease  :  and  his  ^seed 
^ shall  in-^herit  ^the  ^land. 

13  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  among  -them  ^that 
^fear  him  :  and  he  will  shew  -them  ^his  ^cov-^e- 
^nant. 

14  Mine     eyes     are     ever    looking    un-~to    ^the 
^Lord  :  for  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  -'^out  ^of  ^the/1 
^net. 

15  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  up-^^on 
*me  :  for  I  am  desolate,  ^and  ^in  ^mis-^e-^ry. 


Day  5.  THE  PSALTER.  61 

16  The  sorrows  of  my  heart  are  cn-~^Iarg-'*ed  : 
O  bring  thou  me  out  '~of  ^mj  ^^trou-^bles. 

17  Look  upon  my  adversity  and  ^mis-^e-^ry  : 
and  for- ^ give  "^me  ^al)  ^my  "^sin. 

18  Consider  mine  enemies,  how  ^many  ^they  ^are  : 
and  they  bear  a  tyrannous  ~hate  ^ a- ^ Against  ^me. 

19  O  keep  my  soul,  and  de-^Iiv-^er  ''me  :  let  me 
not  be  confounded,  for  I  have  ^put  ^my  ^  trust  ^in 
^thee. 

20  Let  perfectness  and  righteous  dealing  ^wait 
^up-^on  me  :  for  my  ^hope  "^hath  ^been  ^^in  ^thee. 

21  Deliver  Israel,  ^^O  ^God  :  out  of  ^^all  ^^his 
^troubles. 

Psalm  xxvi.     Judica  me,  Domine. 

T>E  thou  my  Judge,  O  Lord,  for  I  have  walked 
-^  -in-^no-'^cently  :  my  trust  hath  been  also  in  the 
Lord,  therefore  -shall  ^I  ^ 'not  *^fall. 

2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  ^'^prove  ^me  :  try 
out  my  ~^ reins  ''and  ^my  ^ heart. 

3  For  thy  loving-kindness  is  ever  be- ^ fore  ^mine 
^eyes  :  and  I  will  '^walk  Mn  ^thy  ^ truth. 

4  I  have  not  dwelt  with  ~^vain  ^persons  :  neither 
w^ill  I  have  fellowship  ^with  ^the  de-^^ceit-^ful. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  the  ^^wick- 
'^ed  :  and  will  not  '~sit  ^a-^mong  ^the  un-^ godly. 

6  I  will  wash  my  hands  in  innocency,  ~^0  ^Lord  : 
and  so  will  I  ^^go  ^to  ^  thine  ^  altar  : 

7  That  I  may  shew  the  voice  of  -^thanks- ''giv- 
ing :  and  tell  of  -^all  ^thy  Hvon-^drous  ^  works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  ^of  ^thy 
** house  :  and  the  place  -where  "thine  ^hon-^our 
^dwelleth. 

9  O  shut  not  up  my  soul  -with  ^the  ^sinners  :  nor 
my  life  -with  ^thc  ^ ""'blood-'' thirsty : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  -^wick-^ed-^ness  ;  and  their 
right  '-^hand  Ms  ^full  ^of  ^ gifts. 


62  THE  PSALTER.  Day  5. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  ~iii-^no-'*cently  :  O 
deliver  ine,  and  be  -merci-^ful  '^un-^to  ^me. 

12  My  foot  ^  stand- ^eth  ^  right  :  I  will  praise  the 
^LoRD  ^in  the  ^con-^gre-^gations. 


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Psalm  xxvii.     Dominus  illuminatio. 

HE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;*  whom 
then  ^ shall  ^I  ^fear  :   the  Lord  is  the  strength 
of  my  life  ;*  of  whom  then  ^ shall  ^I  ^be  ^ a- Afraid  ? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my 
foes,  came  upon  me  to  eat  ^'up  ^my  '^  flesh  :  they 
^stum-^bled  ^^and  ^fell. 

3  Though  an  host  of  men  were  laid  against  me, 
yet  shall  not  my  ^ heart  ^be  a- Afraid  :  and  though 
there  rose  np  w^ar  against  me,  yet  will  I  -put  ^m}^ 
^  trust  ^in  ^him. 

4  One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord,  which  I 
^will  ^re- Squire  :  even  that  I  may  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life,*  to  behold  the 
fair  beauty  of  the  Lord,  ~and  ^to  S^isit  Miis  ^temple. 

5  For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in 
his  ^tab-^er-^nacle  :  yea,  in  the  secret  place  of  his 
dwelling  shall  he  hide  me,*  and  set  me  up  up-~on 
^a  ^rock  ^of  ^  stone. 

6  And  now  shall  he  lift  ~up  ^mine  ^head  :  above 
mine  enemies  ~  round  ^a-^^bout  ^me. 

7  Therefore  will  I  offer  in  his  dwelling  an  obla- 
tion, ~with  ^  great  "*  gladness  :  I  will  sing  and  speak 
^prais-^es  ^un-^to  the  ^Lord. 

8  Hearken  unto  my  voice,  O  Lord,  when  I  ^cry 
"unto  ^thee  :  have  mercy  upon  me,  ~^and  ^^hear  ^me. 

9  My  heart  hath  talked  of  thee,  ^Seek  ^ye  my 
*face  :   Thy  face,  ~^Lord,  ^will  ^I  ^seek. 


Day  5.  THE  PSALTER.  63 

10  O  hide  not  thou  thy  -face  ^from  '^me  :  nor  cast 
thy  servant  a-'~way  ^in  '^dis-^ pleas- *^ure. 

11  Thou  hast  -been  ^my  ^succour  :  leave  me  not, 
neither  forsake  me,  O  ~God  ^of  ^my  ^sal-ovation. 

12  When  my  father  and  my  mother  for- ~^  sake 
'^me  :  the  ~-^Lord  ^taketh  ^me  ^up. 

13  Teach  me  thy  way,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  and  lead  me 
in  the  right  way,  because  "of  ^mine  '^en-^e-^mies. 

14  Deliver  me  not  over  into  the  wdll  of  mine  ~ad- 
"ver-'^saries  :  for  there  are  false  witnesses  risen  up 
against  me,  and  ~^such  "^as  ^ speak  ^ wrong. 

15  I  should  utterly  have  ~^ faint- *ed  :  but  that  I 
believe  verily  to  see  the  goodness  of  the  Lord  ~in 
^the  ^land  ^of  the  ^ living. 

16  O  tarry  thou  the  -^Lord's  ^leisure  :  be  strong, 
and  he  shall  comfort  thine  heart ;  and  put  ~  thou  ^  thy 
^  trust  ^in  the  ^Lord. 

Psalm  xxviii.     Ad  te,  Domine. 

TTNTO  thee  Avill  I  cry,  O  "Lord,  ^my  ^strength  : 
^  think  no  scorn  of  me  ;*  lest,  if  thou  make  as 
though  thou  hearest  not,  I  become  like  them  that  go 
-down  ^in-'^to  ^the  ^pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  humble  petitions,  when  I 
-cry  ^unto  ^thee  :  when  I  hold  up  my  hands  towards 
the  mercy-seat  ~of  ^thy  ^  ho- ^ly  ^ temple. 

3  O  pluck  me  not  away,*  neither  destroy  me  with 
the  ungodly  and  ^wick-^ed  ^ doers  :  which  speak 
friendly  to  their  neighbours,  but  imagine  ~mis-^chief 
Mn  Uheir  ^ hearts. 

4  Reward  them  according  -to  ^ their  ^ deeds  :  and 
according  to  the  wickedness  -of  ^ their  ^own  ^in- 
^ventions. 

5  Recompense  them  after  the  work  ~of  ^ their 
^ hands  :  pay  them  -that  ^they  ''have  ^de-^ served. 

6  For  they  regard  not  in  their  mind  the  works  of 
the  Lord,  nor  the  operation  -of  ^his  '^ hands  :  there- 


64  THE  PSALTER.  Day  5. 

fore  shall  he  break  them  down,  and  ~^not  ^  build 
^them  *^up. 

7  Praised  ^be  ^the  ^Lord  :  for  he  hath  heard  the 
voice  '-^of  ^mj  ^humble  ^pe-^titions. 

8  The  Lord  is  my  strength,  and  my  shield  ;  my 
heart  hath  trusted  in  him,  and  ^I  ^am  ^helped  :  there- 
fore my  heart  danceth  for  joy,  and  in  my  ^song  ^will 
I  ^ Upraise  *^him. 

9  The  Lord  ~is  ^my  ^strength  :  and  he  is  the 
wholesome  de-^ fence  ^of  ^his  ^A-*^nointed. 

10  O  save  thy  people,  and  give  thy  blessing  unto 
^  thine  ^in-'^heritance  :  feed  them,  and  ^set  ^them 
^up  ^for  ^ever. 

Psalm  xxix.     Afferte  Domino. 

"ORING  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  mighty,  bring  young 
■^  rams  un-^to  ^the  "^Lord  :  ascribe  unto  the  Lord 
^wor-^ship  ^^and  ^strength. 

2  Give  the  Lord  the  honour  due  un-~to  ^his 
"^Name  :  worship  the  ~Lord  ^with  ^ho-^ly  ^wor- 
ship. 

3  It  is  the  Lord  that  com-^mandeth  ^the  ^wa- 
ters :  it  is  the  glorious  ~God  ^that  ^maketh  ^the 
^thunder. 

4  It  is  the  Lord  that  ruleth  the  sea  ;*  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  is  mighty  in  ^op-^er-'^ation  :  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  ^is  ^a  Vlo-^rious  ^ voice. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  ~ce-^dar- 
^ trees  :  yea,  the  Lord  ^breaketh  ^the  '^cedars  ^of 
^Libanus. 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  -skip  ^like  a  '^calf  : 
Libanus  also,  and  Sirion,  ~like  a  ^young  ^u-^ni- 
^corn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the  flames  of 
fire;*  the  voice  of  the  Lord  ~shaketh  ^the  ^wilder- 
ness :  yea,  the  Lord  shaketh  the  ^wil-^der-'^ness 
^of^  Cades. 


Day  6.  THE  PSALTER.  65 

8  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the  hinds  to 
bring  forth  young,*  and  disco vereth  ~the  ^ thick  ^bush- 
es :  in  his  temple  doth  every  man  ~^speak  ^of  ^his 
^honour. 

9  The  Lord  sitteth  above  the  ^wa-^ter-^ flood  : 
and  the  Lord  re-^maineth  ^a  '^King  ^for  ^ever. 

10  The  Lord  shall  give  strength  un-^to  ^his 
^people  :  the  Lord  shall  give  his  ^people  ^the  ^bless- 
ing ^of  ^peace. 


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THE  SIXTH  DAY. 

iHorning  l^ra^er. 

Psalm  XXX.     Exaltaho  te,  Domine. 

WILL  magnify  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  thou  hast  ^set 
^me'^up  :  and  not  made  my  foes  to  ~tri-^umph 
^o-^ver  ^me. 

2  O  Lord,  my  God,  I  cried  ^un-^to  ^thee  :  and 
-thou  ^hast  '*heal-^ed  ^me. 

3  Thou,  Lord,  hast  brought  my  soul  ~out  ^of 
^hell  :  thou  hast  kept  my  life  from  them  that  go 
^^down  ^to  ^the  ^pit. 

4  Sing  praises  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  ^saints  ^of 
^his  :  and  give  thanks  unto  him,  for  a  remembrance 
^of  ^his  Mio-^li-^ness. 

5  For  his  wrath  endureth  but  the  twinkling  of  an 
eye,  and  in  his  ^pleasure  ^is  ^life  :  heaviness  may 
endure  for  a  night,  but  joy  ^com-^eth  ^in  ^the 
^morning. 

6  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I  shall  never  ^be 
^ re- ^  moved  :  thou,  Lord,  of  thy  goodness,  hast 
-made  ^my  '^hill  ^so  ^strong. 

7  Thou  didst  turn  thy  ^face  ^from  ^me  :  and  ^I 
^was  ^^trou-4)led. 

8  Then  cried  I  unto  ~thee,  ^O  ^Lord  :  and  gat 
me  to  my  -^Lord  ^^ right  '^humbly. 


66  THE  PSALTER.  Day  6. 

9  What  profit  is  there  ^in  ^my  ^ blood  :  when  I  go 
2^ down  ^to  ^the  ^pit  ? 

10  Shall  the  dust  give  thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee  :  or 
shall  it  de-^^clare  ^^thy  ^  truth  ? 

11  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  ^mer-^cy  up-^on 
me  :  Lord,  be  ^^thou  ^^my  ^helper. 

12  Thou  hast  turned  my  heaviness  ^in-^to  ^joy  : 
thou  hast  put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  ~gird-^ed  ^me 
^witli  ^gladness. 

13  Therefore  shall  every  good  man  sing  of  thy 
praise  ^ with- ^ out  ^ceasing  :  O  my  God,  I  will  give 
thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee  ^for  ^ever. 

Psalm  xxxi.     In  te,  Domine,  speravi. 

TN  thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  ^put  ^my  ^ trust  :  let  me 
never  be  put  to  confusion;  dehver  me  ^in  ^thy 
^  right- ^  eous- ^ness. 

2  Bow  down  thine  ^ear  ^to  ^me  :  make  haste  ^to 
^de-^liv-^er  ^me. 

3  And  be  thou  my  strong  rock,  and  house  ^of 
^de-^  fence  :  that  ^tliou  ^  may  est  ^^save  ^me. 

4  For  thou  art  my  strong  rock,  -and  ^my  ^castle  : 
be  thou  also  my  guide,  and  lead  me  ^for  ^thy  "^^  Name's 
^sake. 

5  Draw  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid 
privil}^  ~^for  ^me  :  for  ~^thou  ^art  ^my  ^strength. 

6  Into  thy  hands  I  com- ^ mend  ^my  ^spirit  :  for 
thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O  Lord,  ^^thou  ^God  ^of 
^  truth. 

7  I  have  hated  them  that  hold  of  superstitious  ^van- 
^i-^ties  :  and  my  trust  hath  ^^been  Mn  ^the  ^Lord. 

8  I  will  be  glad,  and  rejoice  ~in  ^thy  ^  mercy  : 
for  thou  hast  considered  my  trouble,*  and  hast  known 
my  ^soul  ^in  ad-^ver-^si-^ties. 

9  Thou  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the  hand  of  the 
^en-^e-hny  :  but  hast  set  my  feet  ^in  ^a  ^^  large 
^room. 


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Day  6.  THE  PSALTER.  67 

10  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  I  ~am  ^in 
^trouble  :  and  mine  eye  is  consumed  for  very  heavi- 
ness ;*  yea,  my  ~^soul  ^and  ^my  ^body. 

11  For  my  life  is  waxen  old  with  ~heav-^i-'*ness  : 
and  my  -years  ^with  ^^ mourn- ^ing. 

12  My  strength  faileth  me,  because  of  mine  in-^i- 
^qui-^ty  :  and  my  ^^  bones  ^are  ^con-^sumed. 

13  1  became  a  reproof  among  all  mine  enemies,* 
but  especially  a-~mong  '^my  ^neighbours  :  and  they 
of  mine  acquaintance  were  afraid  of  me  ;*  and  they 
that  did  see  me  without,  con-^veyed  ^ them- ^selves 
^from  ^Mne. 

14  I  am  clean  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  ~out  ^of 
^mind  :  I  am  become  ^like^a  ^bro-^ken  ^vessel. 

15  For  I  have  heard  the  blasphemy  of  the  ^mul- 
^ti-'^tude  :  and  fear  is  on  every  side  ;  while  they  con- 
spire together  against  me,*  and  take  their  counsel  to 
^take  ^a-'^way  "^my  *^life. 

16  But  my  hope  hath  been  in  ~thee,  ^O  ^Lord  :  1 
have  said,  ~^Thou  ^art  ^my  ^God. 

17  My  time  is  in  thy  hand  ;*  deliver  me  from  the 
hand  of  mine  ^en-^e-^mies  :  and  from  ^them  ^that 
"* perse- ^ cute  ^me. 

18  Show  thy  servant  the  light  of  thy  ^coun-^te- 
^ nance  :  and  save  me  ~for  ^thy  '^mer-^cy's  ^sake. 

19  Let  me  not  be  confounded,  O  Lord,  for  I  have 
-called  ^up-^on  thee  :  let  the  ungodly  be  put  to  con- 
fusion, and  be  put  to  ~si-^lence  ''in  ^the  ^ grave. 

20  Let  the  lying  lips  be  ^put  ^to  ^silence  :  which 
cruelly,  disdainfully,  and  despitefully  speak  a- Against 
^the  *^  right- ^eous. 

21  O  how  plentiful  is  thy  goodness,  which  thou 
hast  laid  up  for  ^them  ^that  ^  fear  thee  :  and  that  thou 
hast  prepared  for  them  that  put  their  trust  in  thee, 
even  be- -fore  ^the  ^sons  ^of  ^men  ! 

22  Thou  shalt  hide  them  privily  by  thine  own 
presence*  from  the  provoking  of  ^^all  ^men   :   thou 


68  THE  PSALTER.  Day  r,. 

shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  thy  tabernacle  ^froni  "^the 
'^ strife  '^of  ^tongues. 

23  Thanks  ~be  ^to  the  ^Lord  :  for  he  hath 
showed  me  marvellous  great  kindness  ~in  ^a  ^^ strong 
^city. 

24  And  when  I  made  -haste,  ^I  ^said  :  I  am  cast 
out  of  the  "^^ sight  ^of  ^ thine  ^eyes. 

25  Nevertheless,  thou  heardest  the  voice  ~of  ^my 
'Sprayer  :  when  I  '~^ cried  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

26  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ^ye  ^his  "^ saints  :  for  the 
Lord  preserveth  them  that  are  faithful,  and  plente- 
ously  re-^wardeth  ^the  '^^ proud  ^doer. 

27  Be  strong,  and  he  shall  es-^tablish  ^your 
Mieart  :  all  ye  that  put  your  ^^trust  ^in  ^the  ^Lord. 


Psalm  xxxii.     Beati,  quoiiim. 

"OLESSED  is  he  whose  unrighteousness  ~is  ^for- 
■^-^  ^ given  :  and  whose  ^sin  ^is  ^cov-^er-^ed. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  im- 
puteth  ~^no  ^sin  :  and  in  whose  spirit  ~  there  ^is 
^'^\\o  *^ guile. 

3  For  whilst  I  -held  ^my  ^tongue  :  my  bones  con- 
sumed away  through  my  -daily  '^ com- ^^ plain- ^ing. 

4  For  thy  hand  is  heavy  upon  me  ~day  ^and 
'^ night  :  and  my  moisture  is  -like  ^ the  ^drought  ^ in 
^summer. 

5  I  will  acknowledge  my  ~sin  ^unto  "^thee  :  and 
mine  unrighteousness  -have  ^I  '^^not  "^hid. 

6  I  said,  I  w^ill  confess  my  sins  un-~to  ^the  '^Lord  : 
and  so  thou  forgavest  the  ^ wicked- ^ness  ^of  ^my 
^sin. 

7  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  make  his 
prayer  unto  thee,*  in  a  time  when  thou  ~mayest  ^be 


Day  6.  THE  PSALTER.  69 

'^ found  :  but  in   the  great  water-floods    they  -shall 
^not  ^conie  ''nigh  ^him. 

8  Thou  art  a  place  to  hide  me  in  ;*  thou  shalt  pre- 
serve ~me  ^froni  '*  trouble  :  thou  shalt  compass  me 
about  with  ~ songs  ^of  de-Miv-^er-^ance. 

9  I  will  inform  thee,  and  teach  thee  in  the  way 
wherein  ~tliou  ^ shalt  ''go  :  and  I  will  ^ guide  ^thee 
'^witli  'mine  ^eye. 

10  Be  ye  not  like  to  horse  and  mule,  which 
have  ~no  ^ under- ^standing  :  whose  mouths  must  be 
held  with  bit  and  bridle,  ^lest  ^they  ^fall  ^up-^on 
thee. 

11  Great  plagues  remain  -for  ^the  un-^ godly  :  but 
whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord,*  mercy  em- 
braceth  ~him  ^on  '^eve-^ry  ^side. 

12  Be  glad,  O  ye  righteous,  and  re-~joice  ^in  the 
^LoRD  :  and  be  joyful,  all  ~ye  ^that  are  ^true  ^of 
*^  heart. 

Psalm  xxxiii.     Exultate,  justi. 

T>EJOICE   in  the  Lord,  ~0  ^ye  ^righteous  :  for 
it  becometh  well  the  ~^just  ^to  ^be  *^thankful. 

2  Praise  the  Lord  ~^with  Miarp  :  sing  praises 
unto  him  with  the  lute,*  and  instrument  ~^of  ^^ten 
^strings. 

3  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  -^new  ''song  :  sing  praises 
lustily  unto  him  -with  ^a  ^^good  ^courage. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  -Lord  ^is  ''true  :  and  all 
his  -^  works  ^^are  *^  faithful. 

h  He  loveth  righteousness  and  ^"^judg-^ment  :  the 
earth  is  full  of  the  -good-^ness  ^of  ^the  *^Lord. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  "^^ heavens 
^made  :  and  all  the  hosts  of  them  by  the  ^^breatli 
^of  ^his  *^  mouth. 

7  He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together,  as 
it  were  up- -on  ^an  '^heap  :  and  layeth  up  the  deep,  as 
^in  ^a  Hreas-^ure-^  house. 


70  THE  PSALTER.  Day  6. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  ^fear  ^the  ^Lord  :  stand  in 
awe  of  him,  all  ye  that  ~^ dwell  ''in  ^the  ^ world. 

9  For  he  spake,  and  ~it  ^was  ^done  :  he  com- 
manded, ~^and  Mt  ^ stood  ^fast. 

10  The  Lord  brin^eth  the  counsel  of  the  ^hea- 
then ^to  ^nought  :  and  maketh  the  devices  of  the 
people  to  be  of  none  effect,  and  casteth  out  the 
^coun-^sels  ^^of  ^princes. 

11  The  counsel  of  the  Lord  shall  en- -dure  ^for 
^ever  :  and  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  from  gener- na- 
tion ^to  ^gen-^er-^ation. 

12  Blessed  are  the  people  whose  God  is  the  Lord 
Je-^^ho-*vah  :  and  blessed  are  the  folk  that  he  hath 
chosen  to  him,  to  ~be  ^liis  in-'^her-^it-^ance. 

13  The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven,  and  be- 
held all  the  -children  ^of  ^men  :  from  the  habitation 
of  his  dwelling,  he  considereth  all  -them  ^that  ^ dwell 
^on  the  ^  earth. 

14  He  fashioneth  all  the  -hearts  ^of  ^them  :  and 
under-- stand- ^eth  ^all  ^ their  ^ works. 

15  There  is  no  king  that  can  be  saved  by  the 
multitude  -of  ^an  ^host  :  neither  is  any  mighty  man 
dehvered  ^^by  ^^much  *^ strength. 

16  A  horse  is  counted  but  a  vain  thing  to  ^save 
^a  ^man  :  neither  shall  he  deliver  any  man  -by  ^his 
^^ great  ^strength. 

17  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  -them 
^that  '^fear  him  :  and  upon  them  that  put  their  -^ trust 
^in  ^his  ^  mercy  : 

18  To  deliver  their  ^soul  ^from  ^  death  :  and  to 
feed  them  -in  ^the  ^time  ^of  '^dearth. 

19  Our  soul  hath  patiently  tarried  ^for  ^the 
^LoRD  :  for  he  is  our  -^help  ^and  ^our  ^shield. 

20  For  our  heart  shall  re-^Joice  ^in  ^him  :  be- 
cause we  have  hoped  -in  ^his  ^ho-^ly  ^Name. 

21  Let  thy  merciful  kindness,  O  Lord,  ^be  ^up- 
^on  us  :  like  as  we  do  -put  ^our  ^ trust  ^in  ^thee. 


Day  6.  THE  PSALTER.  71 

Psalm  xxxiv.     Benedicam  Domino. 

T  WILL  alvvay  give  thanks  un-~to  ^the  ^Lord  : 
-^  his  praise  shall  '~ever  ^be  ^in  ^my  ^  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  ~iii  ^the  '^Lord  : 
the  humble  shall  hear  there- ~^ of,  ^and  ^be  ^glad. 

3  O  praise  the  ~Lord  ^vvith  ^me  :  and  let  us  mag- 
ni-~fy  ^his  ^Name  ^to-^gether, 

4  I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  ^^ heard  ^ me  :  yea,  he 
delivered  me  ~out  ^of  ^ali  ^my  ^fear. 

5  They  had  an  eye  unto  him,  and  were  ^light- 
''^en-'^ed  :  and  their  faces  ~^were  ^not  ^ a- ^shamed. 

6  Lo,  the  poor  crieth,  and  the  Lord  ^hear-^etli 
^him  :  yea,  and  saveth  him  ^out  ^of  ^all  ^his  ^trou- 
bles. 

7  The  angel  of  the  Lord  tarrieth  round  about 
^them  ^that  ^fear  him  :  and  de-^^liv-^er-^eth 
^them. 

8  O  taste,  and  see,  how  gracious  the  ^^Lord  ^is  : 
blessed  is  the  man  that  ~  trust- ^eth  ^^in  ^him. 

9  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  that  ^are  "his  ^saints  :  for 
they  that  ^fear^him  ^^lack  ^nothing. 

10  The  lions  do  lack,  and  ^suf-^fer  ^hunger  :  but 
they  who  seek  the  Lord  shall  want  no  manner  of 
^  thing  ^that  ^Ms  ^good. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  and  hearken  ^un-^to  ^me  : 
I  will  teach  you  the  ^^fear  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  lusteth  ^^to  ^live  :  and 
would  ^fain  ^see  ^^good  ^days  ? 

13  Keep  thy  -tongue  ^from  ^evil  :  and  thy  lips, 
that  they  ~^  speak  '*^no  ^ guile. 

14  Eschew  evil,  and  ^^do  ^good  :  seek  peace,  ^and 
^en-'^^sue  *^it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over  the  ^^right- 
■^eous  :  and  his  ears  are  ^open  ^un-^to  ^  their 
^^  prayers. 

16  The  countenance  of  the  Lord  is  against  them 


72  THE  PSALTER.  Day  7. 

that  ^^do  '^evil  :  to  root   out   the  remembrance  of 
^^them  ^from  ^the  ^ earth. 

17  The  righteous  crj,  and  the  Lord  ^hear-^eth 
^them  :  and  dehvereth  them*  out  of  ^aJl  ^ their 
^nrou-^bles, 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a 
~con-'Urite  ^  heart  :  and  will  save  such  as  be  of  an 
^hum-^ble  ^^spir-^it. 

19  Great  are  the  troubles  ^of  ^the  ^righteous  :  but 
the  Lord  de-^livereth  ^him  ^out  ^of  '^all. 

20  He  keepeth  ~all  ^his  ^  bones  :  so  that  not  ^one 
^of  ^them  ^is  ^broken. 

21  But  misfortune  shall  ^slaj  ^the  un-^ godly  : 
and  they  that  hate  the  righteous  -shall  ^be  '^des-'^o- 
^late. 

22  The  Lord  delivereth  the  souls  of  his  ^^ser- 
^vants  :  and  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him  shall 
^not  ^be  '^des-^ti-^tute. 


THE  SEVENTH  DAY, 

iHorning  |3rager. 

Psalm  XXXV.     Judica  me,  Domine. 

"pLEAD  thou  my  cause,  O  Lord,  with  them  that 
-strive  ^with  ^me  :   and  fight  thou  against  them 
that  -fight  ^ a- ^ Against  ^me. 

2  Lay  hand  upon  the  -shield  ^and  ^buckler  :  and 
-^ stand  Hip  ^to  ^help  me. 

3  Bring  forth  the  spear,  and  stop  the  way  against 
them  that -perse- ^ cute  hne  :  say  unto  my  soul,  ^I 
^am  Hhy  ^sal-ovation. 

4  Let  them  be  confounded,  and  put  to  shame,  that 
seek  -after  ^my  ^soul  :  let  them  be  turned  back,  and 
brought  to  confusion,  that  im--a-^gine  ^mischief 
^for  ^me. 


Bay  7.  THE  PSALTER.  73 

5  Let  them  be  as  the  dust  be- "fore  ^the  ^vvind  : 
and  the  angel  of  the  ~^Lord  "^  scatter- ^ing  ^them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  -dark  ^and  ^sHpperj  :  and  let 
the  angel  of  the  ~^^Lord  ^  perse- '^  cute  ^them. 

7  For  they  have  privily  laid  their  net  to  destroy 
me  with- -out  ^a  '* cause  :  yea,  even  without  a  cause 
have  they  -made  ^a  ^pit  ^for  my  ^soul. 

8  Let  a  sudden  destruction  come  upon  him  una- 
wares,* and  his  net  that  he  hath  laid  privily  -catch 
^ him-'* self  :  that  he  may  fall  in- -to  ^his  '^^own  ^mis- 
chief 

9  And,  my  soul,  be  joyful  -in  ^the  ^Lord  :  it  shall 
re--joice  ^in  ^his  ^sal-*^vation. 

10  All  my  bones  shall  say.  Lord,  who  is  like  unto 
thee,*  who  deliverest  the  poor  from  him  that  is  too 
^strong  ^for  ^him  :  yea,  the  poor,  and  him  that  is  in 
misery,  from  -him  ^that  '^ spoil- ^eth  ^him  ? 

11  False  witnesses  -did  ^rise  '^up  :  they  laid  to  my 
charge  -things  ^that  ^I  ^knew  ^not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  -evil  '^for  ^good  :  to  the 
great  dis-- com- "fort  ^of  ^my  ^soul. 

13  Nevertheless,  when  they  were  sick,  I  put  on 
sackcloth,*  and  humbled  my  ^soul  ^with  ^fasting  :  and 
my  prayer  shall  turn  ~in-^to  ^mine  ^own  ^ bosom. 

14  I  behaved  myself  as  though  it  had  been  my 
friend  ^or  ^my  ^brother  :  I  went  heavily,  as  one  that 
^mourn-^eth  '^for  ^his  ^mother. 

15  But  in  mine  adversity  they  rejoiced,*  and  gath- 
ered them- -selves  ^to-'^gether  :  yea,  the  very  abjects 
came  together  against  me  unawares,*  making  mouths 
at  me,  ~^and  ^ceas-^ed  ^not. 

16  With  the  flatterers  were  -bus-^y  ^mockers  : 
who  gnashed  up-^on  ^me  ^witli  ^their  ^teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  -look  up-^on  ^this  : 
O  deliver  my  soul  from  the  calamities  which  they 
bring  on  me,*  and  my  ^dar-^ling  ^from  ^the  ^ lions. 

18  So  will  I  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great  ^con- 

10 


74  THE  PSALTER.  Day  7. 

.  * . 

^gre-^gation  :   I  will  praise  ^thee  ^a-^mong  ^much 

^people. 

19  O  let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies*  triumph 
over  -me  ^ mi- ''godly  :  neither  let  them  wink  with 
their  eyes,  that  "hate  ^me  with- ^ out  ^a  ^ cause. 

20  And  why  ?  their  communing  is  ^not  ^for 
^ peace  :  but  they  imagine  deceitful  w^ords  against 
them  that  are  '~qui-^et  ^in  ^the  ^land. 

21  They  gaped  upon  me  with  their  ^mouths,  ^and 
^said  :  Fie  on  thee  !  fie  on  thee  !  we  ^saw  ^it  ^with 
^our  ^eyes. 

22  This  thou  hast  seen,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  hold  not  thy 
tongue  then;  go  not  ^far  ^from  ^me,  ^O  ^Lord. 

23  Awake,  and  stand  up  to  ^judge  ^my  ^quarrel  : 
avenge  thou  my  cause,  my  '~^God  ^and  ^uiy  ^Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God,  according  to  thy 
^  right- ^eous-'^ness  :  and  let  them  not  ~tri-^umph 
*^o-^ver  *^me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts,  There  !  there  ! 
so  -would  ^we  '^have  it  :  neither  let  them  say,  We 
^have  "^de-^vour-^ed  ^him. 

26  Let  them  be  put  to  confusion  and  shame  to- 
gether,* that  rejoice  ^at  ^my  ^trouble  :  let  them  be 
clothed  with  rebuke  and  dishonour,  that  ^ boast 
^ them- ^selves  ^ a- Against  me. 

27  Let  them  be  glad  and  rejoice,  that  favour  my 
^right-^eous  ^dealing  :  yea,  let  them  say  alway. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,*  who  hath  pleasure  in  the  pros- 
-peri-^ty  ^of  ^his  ^servant. 

28  And  as  for  my  tongue,  it  shall  be  talking  of  thy 
-  right- ^eous-^ness  :  and  of  thy  Upraise,  ^all  ^the  ^day 
^long. 

Psalm  xxxvi.     Dixit  injustus. 

IVrY  heart  showeth  me  the  wickedness  of  the  un- 
±tX  23g^^j_4|^  .  ^j^^|.  ti^ere  is  no  fear  of  ^God  ^be- 
*fore  ^his  ^eyes. 


Bay  7.  THE  PSALTER.  75 

2  For  he  flattereth  himself  in  ^his  ^own  ^ sight  : 
until  his  abominable  ~sin  ^be  ^^^ found  ^out. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  unrighteous  and 
^full  ^of  de-^'ceit  :  he  hath  left  off  to  behave  himself 
wisely,  -and  ^to  ^^do  ^good. 

4  He  imagineth  mischief  upon  his  bed,  and  hath 
set  himself  in  ~no  ^good  ^way  :  neither  doth  he 
abhor  ~any  ^ thing  ''that  ^is  ^evii. 

5  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  reacheth  un-^to  ^the 
'^ heavens  :  and  thy  faithfulness  ~'^un-^to  ^the  ^clouds. 

6  Thy  righteousness  standeth  like  the  ^^ strong 
^mountains  :  thy  judgments  are  ^like  ^the  ^^great 
^deep. 

7  Thou,  Lord,  shalt  save  both  man  and  beast  ;* 
how  excellent  is  thy  mercy,  ^^O  ''God  :  and  the  chil- 
dren of  men  shall  put  their  trust  under  the  ^shad-^ow 
^of  ^thy  *^  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  plenteousness 
^of  ^thy  ^  house  :  and  thou  shalt  give  them  drink  of 
thy  pleasures,  as  ~^out  ^of  ^the  ^  river. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  ~ well  ^of  Mife  :  and  in  thy 
^ light  ^ shall  'we  ^see  ^ light. 

10  O  continue  forth  thy  loving-kindness  unto 
^them  ^that  ^know  thee  :  and  thy  righteousness  unto 
^them  ^that  are  ^true  ^of  ^  heart. 

11  O  let  not  the  foot  of  pride  ^come  ^ a- Against 
me  :  and  let  not  the  hand  of  the  un-^god-"Iy  ^cast 
'^me  ^down. 

12  There  are  they  fallen,  all  that  work  ^wick- 
^ed-^'ness  :  they  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not  be 
^a-^ble  ^^to  ^ stand. 


76  THE  PSALTER.  Day  7. 

®t)cmng  |3raper. 

Psalm  xxxvii.     Noli  cEinulari. 

"tj^RET  not  thyself  because  of  the  un-~^god-^Ij  : 
neither  be  thou  envious  a- against  ^the  ^e-^vil 
^  doers. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  ~like  ^the 
^ grass  :  and  be  withered  even  ^as  ^the  ^^ green  ^herb. 

3  Put  thou  thy  trust  in  the  Lord,  and  be  ^ do- 
ling ^good  :  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  ~thou 
^shalt^^be^fed. 

4  Delight  thou  ^in  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  he  shall  give 
thee  thy  -^  heart's  ^^de-^sire. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord,  and  put  thy 
^ trust  ""^in  Miim  :  and  ~he  ^ shall  ^ bring  it  ^to  ^pass. 

6  He  shall  make  thy  righteousness  as  clear  ^as 
^the  ^  light  :  and  thy  just  dealing  ~as  ^the  ^^ noon- 
May. 

7  Hold  thee  still  in  the  Lord,  and  abide  patiently 
up-~^on  ^him  :  but  grieve  not  thyself  at  him  whose 
way  doth  prosper,*  against  the  man  that  doetli  ~af- 
^ter  ^e-^vil  ''counsels. 

8  Leave  off  from  wrath,  and  let  ~go  ^dis-^pleas- 
ure  :  fret  not  thyself,  else  shalt  thou  be  '^mov-^ed  ^to 
Mo  Mvil. 

9  Wicked  doers  shall  be  ^root-^ed  ^out  :  and  they 
that  patiently  abide  the  Lord,  ^those^shall  in-^herit 
^the  Mand. 

10  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  ungodly  shall  be 
^^ clean  '^gone  :  thou  shalt  look  after  his  place,  and 
^he  ^ shall  '^be  ^a-Svay. 

11  But  the  meek-spirited  shall  pos-~sess  ^the 
"*  earth  :  and  shall  be  refreshed  in  the  ^nml-^ti-^tude 
^of  '^ peace. 

12  The  ungodly  seeketh  counsel  a- Against  ^the 
^just  :  and  gnasheth  up-^on  ^hajn  ^with  ^his  ^  teeth. 


Day  7.  THE  PSALTER.  77 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  ~hiin  '^to  ^ scorn  :  for  he 
hath  -seen  ^that  his  ^daj  ^is  ^coming. 

14  The  ungodly  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and 
have  ~bent  ^  their  ^bow  :  to  cast  down  the  poor  and 
needy,*  and  to  slay  such  as  are  of  a  ^^  right  ^con-^ver- 
^sation. 

15  Their  sword  shall  go  through  their  ~^own 
^ heart  :  and  their  ~^bow  ^ shall  ^be  ® broken. 

16  A  small  thing  that  the  ^right-^eous  ^hath  :  is 
better  than  great  ~rich-^es  of  ^the  ^un-*^ godly. 

17  For  the  arms  of  the  ungodly  ^shall  ^be  ^bro- 
ken :   and  the  Lord  up-~^hold-^eth  ^the  ^righteous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  davs  ^of  ^the  Vod- 
ly  :  and  their  inheritance  ^ shall  ^en-^dure  ^for  ^ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  confounded  in  the  ^peril- 
^ous  ^time  :  and  in  the  days  of  dearth  ^they  ^  shall 
^have  ^e-*^nough, 

20  As  for  the  ungodly,  they  shall  perish,*  and  the 
enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  consume  as  the  ^fat  ^of 
Mambs  :  yea,  even  as  the  smoke  shall  ^they  ^con- 
^sume  ^a-^way. 

21  The  ungodly  borroweth,  and  payeth  ^not 
^a-^gain  :  but  the  righteous  is  ^merci-^ful  and  ^hb- 
^er-^al. 

22  Such  as  are  blessed  of  God,  shall  pos-^sess 
^the  ^land  :  and  they  that  are  cm'sed  of  him,  ^ shall 
^be  ^root-^ed  *^out. 

23  The  Lord  ordereth  a  ~good  ^ man's  Agoing  : 
and  maketli  his  way  ac-~cepta-^ble  ^to  Miim-'^self 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  ^cast  ^a- 
^way  :  for  the  Lord  upholdeth  "Miim  ^with  ^his 
^hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  ~now  ^am  ^old  :  and 
yet  saw  I  never  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  ^^seed 
Mjegging  ^  their  "^  bread. 

26  The  righteous  is  ever  merciful,  ^^and  ^lend 
eth  :  and  his  ^^seed  "^^is  ^blessed. 


78  THE  PSALTER.  Day  7. 

27  Flee  from  evil,  and  do  the  thing  ^that  ^is 
''good  :  and  ^ dwell  ^for  ^ev-^er-^more. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  the  thing  ^that  ^is  ^ right  : 
he  forsaketh  not  his  that  be  godly,*  but  they  are  pre- 
~serv-^ed  ^^for  *^ever. 

29  The  unrighteous  ^ shall  ^be  ^punished  :  as 
for  the  seed  of  the  ungodly,  it  ^  shall  ^be  h'oot-^ed 
^out. 

30  The  righteous  shall  in-^herit  ^the  Maud  :  and 
^  dwell  ^  there- ^  in  ^for  ^ever. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  is  exercised  in 
^^wis-^dom  :  and  his  tongue  will  be  ^talk-^ing  of 
^^judg-^ment. 

32  The  law  of  his  God  is  ~in  ^his  ^  heart  :  and 
his  ^go-^ings  ^  shall  ^not  ^  slide. 

33  The  ungodly  seeth  the  ^^right-^eous  :  and 
seeketh  oc-^ca-^sion  to^^slay  ^him. 

34  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  ~in  ^his  Miand  : 
nor  condemn  him  ^^when  ^he  ''^is  ^judged. 

35  Hope  thou  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way,*  and 
he  shall  promote  thee,*  that  thou  shalt  pos-~sess  ^the 
^land  :  when  the  ungodly  shall  perish,  ~'^thou  ^^shalt 
^see  it. 

36  I  myself  have  seen  the  ungodly  in  ~^  great 
^  power  :  and  flourishing  ~like  ^a  ^  green  ^  bay- ^  tree. 

37  I  went  by,  and  ~lo,  ^he  was  '^gone  :  I  sought 
him,  but  his  place  could  '-^^no  '^  where  ^be  ^ found.  , 

38  Keep  innocency,  and  take  heed  unto  the  thing   I 
-that  "^is  ^ right  :  for  that  shall  bring  a  man  ~^ peace 
^at  ^  the  Mast. 

39  As  for  the  transgressors,  they  shall  -perish 
^to-^gether  :  and  the  end  of  the  ungodly  is,  they 
shall  be  ~root-^ed  ^out  ^at  the  ^last. 

40  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  cometh  ^of 
^the  ^LoRD  :  who  is  also  their  strength  ^in  ^the  ^time 
^of  Mrouble. 

41  And  the  Lord  shall  stand  by  them,  and  ^^save 


Day  8.  THE  PSALTER.  79 

^them  :  he  shall  deliver  them  from  the  ungodly,*  and 
shall  save  them,  because  they  ^put  ^theh*  ^  trust  ^in 
Miim. 


THE  EIGHTH  DAY. 

iHormng  |]rapcr. 

Psalm  xxxviii.     Domine,  ne  in  furore. 

"pUT    me    not   to    rebuke,    O    Lord,    ~in    ^ thine 
^ anger  :  neither   chasten   me   in   thy   ^heav-^y 
dis-'^^  pleas- *^ure  : 

2  For  thine  arrows  stick  -fast  ^in  ^me  :  and  thy 
^^hand  ^presseth  ^me  ^sore. 

3  There  is  no  health  in  my  flesh,  because  of  ^  thy 
^dis-^  pleasure  :  neither  is  there  any  rest  in  my 
bones,  by  -rea-^son  '*of  ^my  ^sin. 

4  For  my  wickednesses  are  gone  -over  ^ my  ^head  : 
and  are  like  a  sore  burden,  too  -heavy  ^for  ^me  ^to 
^bear. 

5  My  wounds  stink,  and  ~are  ^cor-^rupt  :  through 
my  ^^  fool- '^^ish-^n ess. 

6  I  am  brought  into  so  great  trouble  and  ^mis-^e- 
^ry  :  that  I  go  mourning  -all  ^the  ^^day  ^long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a  ^sore  ^dis-^ease  : 
and  there  is  no  -whole  ^part  '^in  ^my  ^body. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  -^sore  ^smitten  :  I  have  roared 
for  the  very  dis-- quiet- ^ness  ^of  ^my  ^  heart. 

9  Lord,  thou  know^est  all  -my  ^de-^sire  :  and  my 
groaning  -is  ^not  Miid  ^from  ^thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  hath  ^fail-^ed 
'^me  :  and  the  sight  of  mine  -eyes  ^is  ^^gone  ^from 
me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  neighbours  did  stand  look- 
ing up-^on  ^my  ^trouble  :  and  my  ^kins-^men  ^stood 
a- 5  far-off. 


80  THE  PSALTER.  Day  8. 

12  Tliej  also  that  sought  after  my  Hfe  laid  ~  snares 
^for  ^me  :  and  they  that  went  ahout  to  do  me  evil 
talked  of  wickedness,*  and  imagined  de-^ceit  ^all  '^the 
^day  *^long. 

13  As  for  me,  I  was  hke  a  deaf  man,  and  ^^heard 
^not  :  and  as  one  that  is  dumb,  who  ~doth  ^not  ^open 
^his  ^  mouth. 

14  I  became  even  as  a  man  that  ^hear-^eth  hiot  : 
and  in  whose  -mouth  ^are  ^no  ^ re- ^proofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  -put  ^my  ^ trust  : 
thou  shalt  answer  for  me,  O  ~^Lord  ^^my  ^God. 

16  I  have  required  that  they,*  even  mine  enemies,* 
should  not  triumph  ^o-^ver  ^me  :  for  when  my  foot 
slipt,  they  re-^joic-^ed  ^ great- ^ly  a- Against  me. 

17  And  I  truly  am  set  ~in  ^the  ^plague  :  and  my 
heaviness  is  ^ev-^er  "^in  ^my  *^  sight. 

18  For  I  will  confess  my  ~wick-^ed-^ness  :  and 
be  ~sor-^ry  ^for  ^my  ^sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  live,  ~and  ^are  ^mighty  : 
and  they  that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  ~ma-^ny  in 
^^num-^ber. 

20  They  also  that  reward  evil  for  good  ^are 
^ a- Against  me  :  because  I  follow  the  ^ thing  ^that 
^^good  ^is. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  ^Lord,  ^my  ^God  :  be  not 
^^thou  ^^far  ^from  me. 

22  Haste  thee  to  ^Mielp  ^me  :  O  Lord  "God  ^of 
^my  ^sal-ovation. 

Psalm  xxxix.     Dixi,  custodimn. 

T  SAID,  I  will  take  heed  ^to  ^my  Svays  :  that  1 
of- ~  fend  ^not  Mn  ^my  ^  tongue. 

2  I  will  keep  my  mouth  as  it  were  -with  ^a  ^bri- 
dle :  while  the  un--god-^ly  is  Mn  ^my  ^  sight. 

3  I  held  my  tongue,  and  -^ spake  ^nothing  :  I  kept 
silence,  yea,  even  from  good  words  ;*  but  it  was  ^pain 
^and  ^  grief  ^to  ^me. 


Day  8.  THE  PSALTER.  81 

4  My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ;*  and  while  I  was 
thus  niusin":  the  ~^ fire '^kindled  :  and  at  the  hist  1 
^^ spake  ^with  ''my  '^tongue  : 

5  Lord,  let  me  know  my  end,  and  the  number 
^of  ^my  ''days  :  that  I  may  he  certified  how  ^long  ^I 
^have  ^to  '^iive. 

6  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  it  were  a 
^^ span  '^ long  :  and  mine  age  is  even  as  nothing  in 
respect  of  thee  ;*  and  verily  every  man  living  is  alto- 
^  getli-  ^  er  ^  van-  ^  i-  ^  ty. 

7  For  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow,*  and  disqui- 
eteth  him- '~  self  ^in  ^vain  :  he  heapeth  up  riches,  and 
cannot  tell  ^who  ^  shall  ^gath-^er  *^them. 

8  And  now,  Lord,  what  ~is  ^my  Miope  :  Truly  my 
^hope  ^is  ''even  ^in  ^thee. 

9  Deliver  me  from  all  ^mine  ^ of- ^fences  :  and 
make  me  not  a  re-^buke  ^un-^to  ^the  ^foolish. 

10  I  became  dumb,  and  opened  ~not  ^my  ^ mouth  : 
for  ^it  ^was  ^^thy  ^  doing. 

11  Take  thy  plague  a-~way  ^from  ''me  :  I  am 
even  consumed  by  the  means  ~of  ^thy  ^heav-^y 
^hand. 

12  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  chasten  man  for 
sin,*  thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away,*  like  as 
it  were  a  moth  ^fretting  ^a  ^garment  :  every  man 
^  there- ^ fore  ^is  ^but  *^  vanity. 

13  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  with  thine  ears 
con-~sider  ^my  ^caUing  :  hold  not  thy  ~^peace  ^at 
^my  ^  tears  : 

14  For  I  am  a  stranger  ~^with  ^thee  :  and  a  so- 
journer, as  ^all  ^my  ^fa-^thers  ^were. 

15  O  spare  me  a  little,  that  I  may  re- ^ cover  ^my 
^strength  :  before  I  go  hence,  and  be  ^^no  ^^more 
^seen. 

11 


82  THE  PSALTER.  Day  8. 

Psalm  xl.     Expectans  expectavi. 

T  WAITED  patiently  -for  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  he 
inclined  unto  me,  ^^and  ^ heard  ^my  ^calling. 

2  He  brought  me  also  out  of  the  horrible  pit,  out 
of  the  ~mire  ^and  ^clay  :  and  set  my  feet  upon  the 
rock,  and  ^or-^dered  '^^my  ^goings. 

3  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  ~in  ^my  ^ mouth  : 
even  a  thanksgivins:  ~^un-^to  ^our^God. 

4  Many  shall  see  it,  ~^and  Mear  :  and  shall  put 
their  ^^  trust  ^in  ^the  ^'Lord. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  that  hath  set  his  hope  ^in 
^the  "^LoRD  :  and  turned  not  unto  the  proud,  and  to 
such  as  ^go  ^ a-'* bout  ^with  ^lies. 

6  O  Lord  my  God,*  great  are  the  wondrous  works 
which  thou  hast  done,*  like  as  be  also  thy  thoughts, 
which  ^are  ^to  ^us-ward  :  and  yet  there  is  no  man 
that  ^ordereth  ^them  ''un-^to  ^thee. 

7  If  I  should  declare  them,  and  ^ speak  ^  of  ^  them  : 
they  should  be  more  than  I  am  ^a-^ble  ^to  ^ex- 
^  press. 

8  Sacrifice  and  meat-offering  thou  ~  would- ^  est 
^not  :  but  mine  ears  '*^hast  ^thou  "^o-^pen-^ed. 

9  Burnt-offerings  and  sacrifice  for  sin  hast  thou 
^not  ^ re- Squired   :  then  said  I,  ~^Lo,  ^^I  *^come  : 

10  In  the  volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me,* 
that  I  should  fulfil  thy  will,  ~0  ^my  ^God  :  I  am 
content  to  do  it;*  yea,  thy  law  ^is  ^with-Mn  ^my 
^  heart. 

Ill  have  declared  thy  righteousness  in  the  great 
^con-^gre-^gation  :  lo,  I  will  not  refrain  my  lips,  O 
Lord,  and  ^^tliat  ^^thou  ^knowest. 

12  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  with- ^ in  ^my 
^ heart  :  my  talk  hath  been  of  thy  truth,  ^and  ^of 
^thy  ^sal-*^vation. 

13  I  have  not  kept  back  thy  loving  ~mer-^cy  and 
^  truth  :  from  the  ^  ^  great  ^  con-  ^  gre-  ^  gation. 


Day  8,  THE  PSALTER.  83 

14  Withdraw  not  thou  thy  mercy  from  me,  ^^O 
■Lord  :  let  thy  loving-kindness  and  thy  truth  ^ ai- 
rway pre- ^^ serve  ^me. 

15  For  innumerahle  troubles  are  come  about  me  ;* 
my  sins  have  taken  such  hold  upon  me,  that  I  am  not 
able  ~to  ^look  "^up  :  yea,  they  are  more  in  number 
than  the  hairs  of  my  head,*  and  my  -heart  Miath 
■^fail-^ed  ^me. 

16  O  Lord,  let  it  be  thy  pleasure  to  de-^Uv-^er 
^me  :   make  ^  haste,  ^O  "^Lord,  ^to  *^help  me. 

17  Let  them  be  ashamed,  and  confounded  togeth- 
er,* that  seek  after  my  soul  ^to  ^de-^stroy  it  :  let  them 
be  driven  backward,  and  put  to  rebuke,  ^^that  ^wish 
'"^me  ^evil. 

18  Let  them  be  desolate,  and  re- ~  warded  ^with 
^ shame  :  that  say  unto  me,  ^ Fie  up-^on  thee!  ^fie 
^up-^on  thee  ! 

19  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee,  be  joyful  and  ^glad 
^in  ^thee  :  and  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation,  say 
alway,  The  ~^Lord  ^^be  Upraised  ! 

20  As  for  me,  I  am  -poor  ^and  ^ needy  :  but  the 
-^Lord  ''car-^eth  ^for  me. 

21  Thou  art  my  helper  ^and  ^re-^deemer  :  make 
no  long  tarrying,  ^^O  ^^my  ^God. 


Psalm  xli.     Beatus  qui  intelligit. 

"OLESSED  is  he  that  considereth  the  ^poor  ^and 
~^  "* needy  :  the  Lord  shall  deliver  him  ^in  ^the 
^time  ^of  ^trouble. 

2  The  Lord  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive,* 
that  he  may  be  blessed  up-^^on  ^ earth  :  and  dehver 
not  thou  him  into  the  -will  ^of  his  ^en-^e-^mies. 

3  The  Lord  comfort  him  when  he  lieth  sick  up- 


84  THE  PSALTER.  Day  8. 

^on   ^his  ^bed   :   make  thou   all   his  ^^bed  '^in  ^his 
^sickness. 

4  I  said,  Lord,  be  merciful  ~uri-^to  ^me  :  heal  my 
soul,  for  I  have  '~ sinned  ^ a-'* Against  ^thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  ^evil  ^of  ^me  :  When  shall 
he  die,  ~and  ^his  ^hiame  *^ perish  I 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  ~  speak- ^eth 
^vanity  :  and  his  heart  conceiveth  falsehood  within 
himself  f  and  when  he  cometh  "forth,  ^he  ^tell- 
^eth  ^it. 

7  All  mine  enemies  whisper  to-~gether  ^ a- Against 
me  :  even  against  me  do  they  im-^a-^gine  '^^this 
^evil. 

8  Let  the  sentence  of  guiltiness  pro-^ceed  ^a- 
^ gainst  him  :  and  now  that  he  heth,  let  him  ~^rise 
^up  ^no  ^more. 

9  Yea,  even  mine  own  familiar  friend  -whom  ^I 
'* trusted  :  who  did  also  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  '-'laid 
^  great  ^wait  ^for  '^me. 

10  But  be  thou  merciful  unto  -me,  ^O  ^Lord  : 
raise  thou  me  up  again,  and  -I  ^shall  re- ^^ ward 
^them. 

11  By  this  I  know  thou  -favour-^ est  '^me  :  that 
mine  enemy  doth  not  -triumph  ^ a- ^ Against  ^me. 

12  And  when  I  am  in  my  health,  thou  up-^hold- 
^est  hue  :  and  shalt  set  me  be- -fore  ^thy  ^face  ^for 
"ever. 

13  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  ~Is-^ra-^el  :  w^orld 
with--^out  ^end.     ^A-^men. 

Psalm  xlii.     Quemadmodiim. 

T    IKE   as  the  hart  desireth  the  ^wa-^ter-^ brooks  : 
"^    so  longeth  my  soul  after  ~^thee,  ^^O  ^God. 

2  My  soul  is  athirst  for  God,  yea,  even  for  the 
^liv-^ing  ^God  :  when  shall  I  come  to  appear  be- 
^fore  ^the  ^presence  ^of  ^God  I 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  -day  ^and  ^ night : 


Day  8.  THE  PSALTER.  85 

while  they  daily  say  unto  me,  ^  Where  ^is  ^now  '^thy 
'God  I  ^ 

4  Now  when  1  think  thereupon,  I  pour  out  my 
heart  ~by  ^ my- ^ self  :  for  I  went  with  the  multitude,* 
and  brought  them  forth  in-~to  ^theMiouse  ^of  ^God: 

5  In  the  voice  of  praise  and  -^thanks- '^giving  : 
among  such  as  -"^keep  Mio-^ly-'^day. 

6  Why  art  thou  so  full  of  heaviness,  ~0  ^my 
*soul  :  and  why  art  thou  so  dis-~  quiet- ^ed  ^wdth- 
Mn'^me? 

7  Put  thy  -trust  ^in  ^God  :  for  I  will  yet  give 
him  thanks  for  the  ^help  ^of  his  ^coun-^te-^ nance. 

8  My  God,  my  soul  is  vexed  ~  with- ^  in  hue  : 
therefore  will  I  remember  thee  concerning  the  land 
of  Jordan,*  and  the  -^  lit- ^  tie  Miill  ^of  ^Hermon. 

9  One  deep  calleth  another,  because  of  the  noise 
of  the  ^wa-^ter-^  pipes  :  all  thy  waves  and  storms 
are  "~^gone  ^o-^ver  ''me. 

10  The  Lord  hath  granted  his  loving-kindness  ^in 
^the  ''day-time  :  and  in  the  night-season  did  I  sing 
of  him,*  and  made  my  prayer  un-~to  ^the  ^God  ^of 
my  ^life. 

11  I  will  say  unto  the  God  of  my  strength,*  Why 
hast  thou  for- ~ got- '^  ten  ^  me  :  why  go  I  thus  heavilj^, 
while  the  enemy  op- ^^  press- ^^eth  ^me  ? 

12  My  bones  are  smitten  asunder  as  -with  ^a 
^  sword  :  while  mine  enemies  that  trouble  me  ~cast 
^me  Mn  ^the  "^  teeth  : 

13  Namely,  while  they  say  daily  ~un-^to  ^me  : 
Where  is  -^now  '^nhy  ^God  t 

14  Why  art  thou  so  vexed,  ~0  ^my  ^soul  :  and 
why  art  thou  so  dis-- quiet- ^ed  Svith-^in  ^me  ? 

35  0  put  thy  ~ trust  4n  ''God  :  for  I  will  yet  thank 
him,  which  is  the  help  of  my  countenance,  ^^and 
^^my'^God. 


86  THE  PSALTER.  Day  9. 


Psalm  xliii.     Judica  me,  Dens. 

/^  IVE  sentence  with  me,  O  God,  and  defend  my 
^^  cause  against  the  un- "god- ^ly  ^people  :  O  de- 
liver me  from  the  de-^ceit-^ful  and  ^wick-^ed  *^man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength,*  why  hast 
thou  ^put  ^me  ^from  thee  :  and  why  go  I  so  heavily, 
while  the  enemy  op- ^^  press- ^^eth  ^me  l 

3  O  send  out  thy  hght  and  thy  truth,  that  ^thej 
^may  Mead  me  :  and  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hilJ, 
^^and  ^to  ^thy  ^dwelling. 

4  And  that  I  may  go  unto  the  altar  of  God,*  even 
unto  the  God  of  my  ^joy  ^and  ^gladness  :  and  upon 
the  harp  will  I  give  thanks  unto  thee,  ~^0  ^God, 
^my  *^God. 

5  Why  art  thou  so  heavj^,  "^O  ^my  '^soul  :  and 
why  art  thou  so  dis-~  quiet- ^ed  *  with- ^  in  ^me  ? 

6  O  put  thy  -trust  ^in  ^God  :  for  I  will  yet  give 
him  thanks,*  which  is  the  help  of  my  countenance, 
^^and^^my  ^God. 


THE  NINTH  DAY. 

itlorning  Jlrager. 

Psalm  xliv.     Deus,  auribiis. 

"^^I7"E    have    heard   with    our  ears,   O   God,*    our 
^     "fathers  ^have  ^told  us  :  what  thou  hast  done 
in  ^^  their  ^time  ^of  *^old  : 

2  How  thou  hast  driven  out  the  heathen  with  thy 
hand,  and  -planted  ^them  Mn  :  how  thou  hast  de- 
stroyed the  nations,  ~^and  ^cast  ^them  ^out. 

3  For  they  gat  not  the  land  in  possession*  through 
2 their  ^own  ^ sword  :  neither  was  it  their  ~own  ^arm 
that  Mielp-^ed  ^them  : 

4  But  thy  right  hand,  and  thine  arm,*  and  the  Hght 


Day  9.  THE  PSALTER.  87 

of   thy   -coun-^te-"*  nance    :    because   thou  hadst  a 
~fa-^vour  Hni-^to  ''them. 

5  Thou  art  my  King,  ~^0  'God  :  send  ~^help 
^un-'^to  *^ Jacob. 

6  Through  thee  will  we  over- -throw  ^our  ^ene- 
mies :  and  in  thy  Name  will  we  tread  them  under 
that  ~^rise  '^iip  ^a- ''gainst  us. 

7  For  I  will  not  -trust  in  ^my  ^bow  :  it  is  not  my 
^^ sword  ^that  ^ shall  ^help  me  : 

8  But  it  is  thou  that  savest  us  -from  ^our  ^en- 
emies :  and  puttest  them  to  con--fu-^sion  ^^that 
'^hate  us. 

9  We  make  our  boast  of  God  ^all  ^day  Mong  : 
and  will  -praise  ^thy  ^Name  ^for  ^ever. 

10  But  now  thou  art  far  off,  and  puttest  us  ^to 
^ con-'* fusion  :  and  goest  not  -forth  ^with  *^our  ^ar- 
mies. 

11  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  our  backs  upon  our 
^en-^e-hnies  :  so  that  they  which  -hate  ^us  ^ spoil 
^our  ^  goods. 

12  Thou  lettest  us  be  eaten  -up  ^like  ^ sheep  ; 
and  hast  scattered  us  a- ^ mong  "^the  "^^hea-'^then. 

13  Thou  sellest  thy  -people  ^for  '^ nought  :  and 
takest  no  -mon-^ey  "^^for  ^them. 

14  Thou  makest  us  to  be  rebuked  ~of  ^our  ^neigh- 
bours :  to  be  laughed  to  scorn,  and  had  in  derision 
of  them  -that  ^are  '^ round  ^a-'^bout  us. 

15  Thou  makest  us  to  be  a  by- word  a- -mong  ^the 
'^heathen  :  and  that  the  people  -shake  ^ their  '^ heads 
^at  ^us. 

16  My  confusion  is  daily  be- ^^  fore  ^me  :  and  the 
shame  of  my  -face  ^hatli  '^ cover- ^ed  '^me  : 

17  For  the  voice  of  the  slanderer  ^and  ^blas- 
^phemer  :  for  the  enemy  -and  ^a-'^^ven-^ger. 

18  And  though  all  this  be  come  upon  us,  yet  do 
w^e  -not  ^for-'^get  thee  :  nor  behave  ourselves  fro- 
wardly  -in  ^thy  ^cov-^e-^nant. 


88  THE  PSALTER.  Day  9. 

19  Our  heart  is  not  ~turn-^ed  ^back  :  neither  our 
steps  gone  ~^out  ^of  ^thj  ^\\a.y  : 

20  No,  not  when  thou  hast  smitten  us  into  the 
-place  ^of  "^dragons  :  and  covered  us  ^vvith  ^the 
^shadow  ^of  ^ death. 

21  It'  we  have  forgotten  the  Name  of  our  God,* 
and  holden  up  our  hands  to  any  ^^ strange  ^god  : 
shall  not  God  search  it  out  I  for  he  knoweth  the 
very  ^se-^crets  "^of  ^the  "^  heart. 

22  For  thy  sake  also  are  we  killed  ^all  the  ^day 
^long  :  and  are  counted  as  sheep  ap-~point-^ed  ^to 
^be  *^ slain. 

23  Up,  Lord,  why  ~ sleep- ^ est  ^thou  :  awake, 
and  be  not  absent  -from  ^us  ^-^for  ^ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  ~thou  ^thy  ^face  :  and  for- 
gettest  our  misery  ~^and  ^^trou-^ble  ? 

25  For  our  soul  is  brought  low,  even  un-^to  ^the 
^dust  :  our  belly  ~cleav-^eth  ^un-^to  the  Aground. 

26  Arise,  and  '~^help  ^us  :  and  deliver  us,  -for  ^thy 
^mer-^cy's  ^sake. 

Psalm  xlv.     Eructavit  cor  meum. 

IVTY  heart  is  inditing  of  a  ^^good  ^matter  :  I 
-^  -^  speak  of  the  things  which  I  have  -made  ^un- 
^  to  ^  the  ^  King. 

2  My  tongue  ^is  "^the  ^pen  :  of  a  -rea-^dy  ^^  wri- 
tten 

3  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  -children  ^of  ^men  : 
full  of  grace  are  thy  lips,  because  God  hath  ^bless- 
^ed  ^thee  ^for  ^ever. 

4  Gird  thee  with  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O 
-thou  ^ Most  ^Mighty  :  according  to  thy  ^wor-^ ship 
^and  ^re-^novvn. 

5  Good  luck  have  thou  -with  ^ thine  ^honour  : 
ride  on,  because  of  the  word  of  truth,  of  meekness, 
and  righteousness  ;*  and  thy  right  hand  shall  ^ teach 
^thee  ^terri-^ble  ^things. 


Day  9.  THE  PSALTER.  89 

6  Thy  arrows  are  very  sharp,  and  the  people  shall 
he  subdued  ~un-^to  ^tliee  :  even  in  the  midst  a- 
-niong  ^the  ^^ King's  ^enemies. 

7  Thy  seat,  O  God,  en-~dureth  ^for  ^ever  :  the 
sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  ~is  ^a  "^^ right  ^sceptre. 

8  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  in- 
^i-"qui-^ty  :  wherefore  God,  even  thy  God,  hath 
anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of  ~glad-^ness  a- ^ hove 
^thy  ^fellows. 

9  x411  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  -aloes,  ^and 
^cassia  :  out  of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby  ^they 
^have  ^made  ^thee  ^glad. 

10  Kings'  daughters  were  among  thy  ^honour- 
^able  Svomen  :  upon  thy  right  hand  did  stand  the 
queen  in  a  vesture  of  gold,*  wrought  a- ^  bout  ^with 
^di-^vers  ^colours. 

11  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider;  in-~cline 
"^ thine  '^ear  :  forget  also  thine  own  people,  ~and  ^thy 
^fa-'''ther's  ^  house. 

12  So  shall  the  King  have  pleasure  ^in  ^thy  ^beau- 
ty :  for  he  is  thy  Lord  God,  and  ^wor-^ship  ^^thou 
^him. 

13  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  ^witli 
^a  ^gift  :  like  as  the  rich  also  among  the  people 
shall  make  their  suppli-^ca-^tion  be- ^^ fore  ^ thee. 

14  The  King's  daughter  is  all  ~ glorious  ^  with- ^ in  : 
her  clothing  ~is  ^of  ^^wrought  ^gold. 

15  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  King  in  raiment 
of  ~ nee- ^ die-* work  :  the  virgins  that  be  her  fellows 
shall  bear  her  company,*  and  shall  be  ~^  brought  *un- 
^to  ^thee. 

16  With  joy  and  gladness  shall  ~they  ^be 
"* brought  :  and  shall  enter  in-'^to  ^the  *^ King's 
^palace. 

17  Instead  of  thy  fathers,  thou  shalt  have  ^^chil- 
*dren  :  whom  thou  mayest  make  ^prin-^ces  *in  ^all 
^  lands. 

12 


90  THE  PSALTER.  Day  9. 

18  I  will  remember  thy  Name  from  one  genera- 
tion ~to  ^an-^otlier  :  therefore  shall  the  people  give 
thanks  unto  thee,  -world  ^ with- ^^ out  ^end. 

Psalm  xlvi.     Deus  nosier  refugium. 

1^  OD  is  our  ^hope  ^and  ^strength  :  a  very  ^pres- 
^^  ^ent  '^help  ^in  "^  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  ^ earth 
^be  ^  moved  :  and  though  the  hills  be  carried  into 
the  ^^ midst  ^of  ^the  ^sea. 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  ^rage  ^and  ^ swell  : 
and  though  the  mountains  shake  at  the  ^tem-^pest 
^of  ^the  *^same. 

4  The  rivers  of  the  flood  thereof  shall  make  glad 
the  ^city  ^of  ^God  :  the  holy  place  of  the  tabernacle 
'^of  ^the  ^^Most  ^Highest. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her,*  therefore  shall  she 
^not  ^be  re- '^  moved  :  God  shall  help  her,  ^^and  ^that 
^  right  "^  early. 

6  The  heathen  make  much  ado,  and  the  kingdoms 
^^are  "* moved  :  but  God  hath  showed  his  voice,  and 
the  -earth  ^ shall  hiielt  ^a-Svay. 

7  The  Lord  of  -hosts  Ms  Hvith  us  :  the  God  of 
~Ja-^cob  ^is  ^our  ^refuge. 

8  O  come  hither,  and  behold  the  works  -of  ^the 
"^LoRD  :  what  destruction  he  hath  -brought  ^up-^on 
^the  ^  earth. 

9  He  maketh  w^ars  to  cease  in  -all  ^the  ^ world  : 
he  breaketh  the  bow,  and  knappeth  the  spear  in 
sunder,*  and  burneth  the  ^cha-^ riots  ^in  ^the  ^fire. 

10  JBe  still  then,  and  know  that  -I  ^am  ^God  :  I 
will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  and  I  will  be  ex- 
^alt-^ed  Mn  nhe  ^  earth. 

11  The  Lord  of  ^ hosts  ^is  Svith  us  :  the  God  of 
^Ja-^cob  Ms  ^our  ^refuge. 


Day  9.  THE  PSALTER.  91 

®» cuing  IJrager. 

Psalm  xlvii,     Omnes  gentes,  plaudite. 

/^  CLAP  jour  hands  together,  ~all  ^je  ^people  : 
^~^  O  sing  unto  God  with  the  -voice  ^of  ''mel- 
^o-^dy, 

2  For  the  Lord  is  high,  and  to  he  ^^fear-^ed  :  he 
is  the  great  King  up-~^on  '^all  ^the  *" earth. 

3  He  shall  suhdue  the  people  ~un-^der  ^us  :  and 
the  '~na-^tions  '^  under  ^our  "^feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  out  an  ^herit-^age  ^for  us  :  even 
the  worship  of  Jacob,  ~^whoni  ^^he  ^loved. 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  ~mer-"ry  ^ noise  :  and 
the  Lord  ~with  ^the  ^ sound  ^of  the  ^ trump. 

6  O  sing  praises,  sing  praises  ^  unto  ^  our  "^  God  : 
O  sing  praises,  sing  ~prais-^es  ^unto  ^our  *^King. 

7  YoY  God  is  the  King  of  ^all  ^the  ^  earth  :  sing 
ye  -praises  ^with  '^un-Mer- ^standing. 

8  God  reigneth  over  the  -^hea-^then  :  God  sitteth 
up-^on  ^his  ^ho-^Iy  ^seat. 

9  The  princes  of  the  people  are  joined  unto  the 
people  of  the  God  of  ~A-^bra-Miani  :  for  God, 
which  is  very  high  exalted,*  doth  defend  the  eartli, 
^as  ^it  ^  were  ^with  a  ^shield. 

Psalm  xlviii.     Magnus  Dominus, 

/^REAT  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  -to  ^be  ^prais- 
^^  ed  :  in  the  city  of  our  God,  even  up- -on  ^his 
Mio-^ly  ^hill. 

2  The  hill  of  Sion  is  a  fair  place,  and  the  joy  of 
the  ^^ whole  ^ earth  :  upon  the  north  side  Heth  the 
city  of  the  great  King  ;*  God  is  well  known  in  her 
palac(;s  -as  -^a  ''^sure  ^refuge. 

3  For  lo,  the  kings  ^of  ^the  ^ earth  :  are  gathered, 
and  -"'gone  "^by  ^to-^gether. 


92  THE  PSALTER.  Day  9. 

4  Thej  marvelled  to  "see  ^siicli  '^thiDgs  :  they 
were  astonished,  and  -siidden-^Ij  ^^cast  '^dovvn. 

5  Fear  came  there  upon  them  ;  ~^and  ^sorrow  : 
as  upon  a  ^vvoni-^an  ^in  ^her  *^travail. 

G  Thou  shalt  break  the  ^ ships  ^of  the  "^sea  : 
through  the  '-^ "^ ^  ^  east- ^  wind. 

7  Like  as  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen  in  the 
city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,*  in  the  city  ^of^  our ''God  : 
God  upholdeth  the  ~^same  ''^for  ^ever. 

8  We  wait  for  thy  loving-kindn€ss,  ^^O  ^God  : 
in  the  '~^ midst  ^of  ^thy  ^temple. 

9  O  God,  according  to  thy  Name,  so  is  thy  praise 
unto  the  ^^  world's  '^end  :  thy  right  hand  is  ^full  ^of 
^  right-  ^  eous-  *^  ness. 

10  Let  the  Mount  Sion  rejoice,  and  the  daughter 
of  -Judah  ^be  ''glad  :  because  ^of  ^thy  ^^judg- 
^  ments. 

11  Walk  about  Sion,  and  go  ^  round  ^a-^bout 
her  :  and  ^tell  ^the  ^towers  ^ there- ^ of. 

12  Mark  well  her  bulwarks,  set  ^up  ^ her  ^houses  : 
that  ye  may  ^tell  ^them  ^that  "^come  ^  after. 

13  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ~ever  "^and  ^ever  : 
he  shall  be  our  ^^  guide  ^un-^to  ^  death. 

Psalm  xlix.     Audite  licec^  omnes, 

HEAR  ye   this,  ~all  ^ye  ^people  :   ponder  it 
with  your   ears,   all    ^ye   ^that  ^ dwell   ^in    the 
Svorld  : 

2  High  and  low,  -rich  ^and  '^poor  :  one  ~^with 
^  ^  an- ^' other. 

3  My  mouth  shall  ^ speak  ^of  ^wisdom  :  and  my 
heart  shall  ~muse  ^of  ''un-^der-^standinfr. 

4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  ^to  ^the  Sparable  :  and 
show  my  dark  -speech  ^up-^on  ^the  ^harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the  days  of  ^wick- 
^ed-^ness  :  and  when  the  wickedness  of  my  heels 
compasseth  me  ~^  round  '^a-^bout? 


Day  9.  THE  PSALTER.  93 

6  There  be  some  that  put  their  trust  ~in  ^  their 
"*  goods  :  and  boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  ^of 
^their  ^^rich-^es. 

7  But  no  man  may  deliver  his  ^^broth-^er  :  nor 
make  agreement  ~un-^to  ^God  ^for  ^him  : 

8  For  it  cost  more  to  re- -deem  "^ their  "^ souls  :  so 
that  he  must  let  '~that  •^a-'^lone  "'for  ^ever  : 

9  Yea,  though  he  ^^live  ^long  :  and  ^^see  ^not 
^the  ^  grave. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  also  die  and  -per- 
ish ^to-^gether  :  as  well  as  the  ignorant  and  foolish, 
and  ^ leave  ^tiieir  ^riches  ^for  ^ other. 

11  And  yet  they  think  that  their  houses  shall  con- 
^tinue  ^for  ^ever  :  and  that  their  dwelling-places 
shall  endure*  from  one  generation  to  another  ;*  and 
call  the  lands  ~af-^ter  ^ their  ^own  ^ names. 

12  Nevertheless,  man  will  not  a- ~ bide  ^in  ^hon- 
our :  seeing  he  may  be  compared  unto  the  beasts 
that  perish;  this  ~is  ^the  ^way  ^of  ^tliem. 

13  This  is  their  -fool-^ish-^ness  :  and  their  pos- 
terity -"praise  ^^their  ''saying. 

14  They  lie  in  the  hell  like  sheep  ;  death  gnaw- 
eth  upon  them,*  and  the  righteous  shall  have  domin- 
ion over  them  ^in  ^the  ^morning  :  their  beauty 
shall  consume  in  the  sepulchre  ~^out  '^of  ^  their 
^dwelling. 

15  But  God  hath  delivered  my  soul  from  the  ^ place 
^of  Miell  :   for  he  -shall  ^re-^^ceive  *^me. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid,  though  one  ^be  ^made 
^rich  :  or  if  the  glorj-  of  his  ^^ house  ^be  ^in- 
^ creased  : 

17  For  he  shall  carry  nothing  away  with  him 
^when  "^he  ^dieth  :  neither  shall  his  ^^pomp  ^fol- 
^low  ^him. 

18  For  while  he  lived,  he  counted  himself  an 
^hap-^py  ^man  :  and  so  long  as  thou  doest  well 
unto  thyself,  men  will  ^^  speak  ^good  ^of  ^thee. 


94  THE  PSALTER.  Day  10. 

19  He  shall  follow  the  generation  ^of  ^his  ^fa- 
thers :   and  shall  ~nev-^er  '^^see  ^  light. 

20  Man  heing  in  honour  hath  no  ^un-^der- 
^ standing  :  but  is  compared  un-^to  ^the  ^beasts  ^that 
^perish. 


THE  TENTH  DAY. 

iltorning  |3rager. 

Psalm  1.     Deiis  deorum. 


^T^HE  Lord,   even   the  most  mighty  God,  ^^hath 
^spoken  :  and  called  the  world,  from  the  rising 
up  of  the  sun*  unto  the  'go-^ing  ^down  ^ there- *^  of. 

2  Out  of  Sion  hath  ~God  ^ap- Speared  :  in  ^per- 
^fect  '^^beau-^ty. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  ~not  ^keep  ^si- 
lence :  there  shall  go  before  him  a  consuming  fire,* 
and  a  mighty  tempest  shall  be  ~  stirred  ^up  '^  round 
^a-*^bout  him. 

4  He  shall  call  the  heaven  -from  ^a-M)ove  :  and 
the  earth,  that  ^he  ^may  ^judge  ^his  ^people. 

5  Gather  my  saints  together  ^un-^  to  "^me  :  those 
that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me  ~^with  ^sac-^ri- 
^iice. 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his  ~ right- ^eous- 
"^ness  :  for  ^God  ^is  ^  Judge  ^  him- "^  self 

7  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  ^I  ^will  ^  speak  :  I  my- 
self will  testify  against  thee,  O  Israel ;  for  I  am  God, 
^e-^ven '^^thy  ^God. 

8  I  will  not  reprove  thee  because  of  thy  sacrifices,* 
or  for  thy  ~^ burnt- ^offerings  :  because  they  were  not 
^al-^way  be- ^^  fore  *^me. 

9  I  will  take  no  bullock  out  ^of  ^  thine  ^  house  : 
nor  ^  he- ^  goat  ^out  of  ^thy  *^  folds. 

10  For  all  the  beasts  of  the  ^forest  ^are  ^mine  : 
and  so  are  the  cattle  up-^on  ^a  ^  thou- ^  sand  ^  hills. 


Day  10,  THE  PSALTER.  95 

11  I  know  all  the  fowls  up-~on  ^the  ^mountains  : 
and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  ~ field  •^are'*  in^  my  *^ sight. 

12  If  I  be  hungry,  I  will  ~not  ^tell  ^thee  :  for  the 
whole  world  is  mine,  and  -^all  ^that  '^is  ^  there- ^  in. 

13  Thinkest  thou  that  I  will  "eat  ^bulls'  ^flesh  : 
and  -drink  ^the  '* blood  ^of  ^goats  ? 

14  Offer  unto  God -^thanks-'* giving  :  and  pay  thy 
vows  un-~to  ^the  '^^Most  ^Highest. 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  ^time  ^of  ^trouble  : 
so  will  I  hear  thee,  and  ~thou  ^shalt  ^ 'Upraise  *^me. 

16  But  unto  the  ungodly  ~^said  ^God  :  Why  dost 
thou  preach  my  laws,*  and  takest  my  ^cove-^nant '^in 
^thy  ^  mouth : 

17  Whereas  thou  hatest  to  ^ be  ^ re- ^formed  :  and 
hast  cast  my  -words  ^ be- ^^ hind  ^thee  ? 

18  When  thou  sawest  a  thief,  thou  consentedst 
~un-^to  ^him  :  and  hast  been  partaker  ^with  ^the 
a-^dul-^ter-^ers. 

19  Thou  hast  let  thy  mouth  speak  ~wick-^ed- 
*ness  :  and  with  thy  tongue  thou  ~  hast  ^  set  ^  forth 
^de-^ceit. 

20  Thou  sattest,*  and  spakest  a-^gainst  ^thy  ^bro- 
ther :  yea,  and  hast  slandered  -thine  ^own  *  mo- 
uther's ^son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I  held  my 
tongue,*  and  thou  thoughtest  wickedly,*  that  I  am 
even  such  a  one  -as  ^ thy- ^ self  :  but  I  will  reprove 
thee,  and  set  before  thee  the  ^ things ^that ''thou  ^hast 
^done. 

22  O  consider  this,  ye  that  for- -^  get  ^God  :  lest  I 
pluck  you  away,  and  there  be  ^none  ^to  de-^liv-^er 
^you. 

23  Whoso  offereth  me  thanks  and  praise,  he 
^ honour- ^eth  ''me  :  and  to  him  that  ordereth  his 
conversation  right,  will  I  show  the  sal-^va-^tion  ^^of 
^God. 


96  THE  PSALTER.  Day  10. 

Psalm  li.     Miserere  mei,  Deus. 

TTAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  after  thy  great 
JLX  2  3gQ^j^|_4j-jggg  .  according  to  the  multitude  of 
thy  mercies  do  away  -mine  ^of-^^fen-^ces. 

2  Wash  me  throughly  from  my  ~wick-^ed-^ness  : 
and  ~ cleanse  ^me  Mrom  ^my  ^sin. 

3  For  I  ac-'^ knowledge  ^my  ^faults  :  and  my  sin 
is  ~ev-^er  be-  ^^  fore  ^me. 

4  Against  thee  only  have  I  sinned,*  and  done  this 
evil  ~in  '^thy  ^  sight  :  that  thou  mightest  be  justified 
in  thy  saying,  and  ^ clear  ^when  ^thou  ^art  ^judged. 

b  Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  ^  wick-^ed-^ness  :  and 
in  sin  hath  my  ~nio-^ther  con-'^ceiv-^ed  ^me. 

6  But  lo,  thou  requirest  truth  in  the  ~  in- ^  ward 
^ parts  :  and  shalt  make  me  to  understand  ^wis-^dom 
^  se-  ^  cret-  ^  ly. 

7  Thou  shalt  purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  ^ shall 
^be  ^ clean  :  thou  shalt  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be 
^^whi-^ter  ^than  ^snow, 

8  Thou  shalt  make  me  hear  of  ~joy  ^and  ^glad- 
ness :  that  the  bones  which  thou  hast  ^bro-^ken 
'^may  ^re-^joice. 

9  Turn  thy  face  "from  ^my  ^sins  :  and  put  out 
~^all  ^my  ^  mis- *^ deeds. 

10  Make  me  a  clean  heart,  ^^O  ^God  :  and  re- 
new a  right  ~spir-^it  with- ^^ in  ^me. 

11  Cast  me  ipt  away  -from  ^thy  '^ presence  :  and 
take  not  thy  '~Ho-^ly  ^Spir-^it  '^from  me. 

12  O  ^ive  me  the  comfort  of  thy  ^help  ^a-^gain  r 
and  stablish  me  ^with  ^thy  ^^free  ^Spirit. 

13  Then  shall  1  teach  thy  ways  un--to  ^the 
^wicked  :  and  sinners  shall  be  con- ^ vert- ^ed  ^un- 
^to  ^thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,  O  God,*  thou 
that  art  the  God  ~of  ^my  ^health  :  and  my  tongue 
shall  sing  ^of  ^thy  ^  right- ^eous-^ness. 


Day  10.  THE  PSALTER.  97 

15  Thou  shalt  open  my  lips,  ~^0  ''Lord  :  and  my 
^ mouth  ^ shall  ''show  ^thy  "praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  no  sacrifice,  else  would  I 
-give  ^it  ^thee  :  but  thou  delightest '~^not  ^in  ^burnt- 
^  offerings. 

17  The  sacrifice  of  God  is  a  ^trou-'^bled  ^spirit  : 
a  broken  and  contrite  heart,  O  God,  ^  shalt  ^thou  ^not 
^de-*^spise. 

18  O  be  favourable  and  gracious  ^un-^to  ''Sion  : 
build  thou  the  ~^  walls  ^of  ^Je-"rusalem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the  sacrifice 
of  righteousness,*  with  the  burnt-offerings  ~and  lob- 
ulations :  then  shall  they  offer  young  ^bullocks  "^up- 
^on  ^ thine  "altar. 

P s a  1  m  1  i  i .     Quid  gloria ris  ? 

T\/"HY  boastest  thou  thyself,  ~Hhou  ^tyrant  :  that 
'  '     ^thou  ^ canst  ^^do  "mischief  : 

2  Whereas  the  goodness  ^^of  ^God  :  en-^^dur- 
^eth  5yet  "daily? 

3  Thy  tongue  imagineth  ^wick-^ed-^ness  :  and 
with  lies  thou  cuttest  ^like  ^a  ^^ sharp  "razor. 

4  Thou  hast  loved  unrighteousness  ~more  ^than 
''goodness  :  and  to  talk  of  lies  ^more  ^than  ''riglit- 
^eous-"ness. 

5  Thou  hast  loved  to  speak  all  words  that  ^may 
^do  Miurt  :  O  ^^thou  ^^^false  "tongue. 

6  Therefore  shall  God  destroy  ^thee  ^for  ^ever  : 
he  shall  take  thee,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy 
dwelling,*  and  root  thee  out  of  the  ^^land  ^of  ^the 
"living. 

7  The  righteous  also  shall  see  this,  ^^and  ''fear  : 
and  shall  ~^ laugh  ''him  ^to  "scorn  : 

8  Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  took  not  God  ^for  "his 
^strength  :  but  trusted  unto  the  multitude  of  his 
riches,  and  strengthened  himself  ^in  ^his  ''wick-^ed- 
^ness. 

13 


98  THE  PSALTER.  Day  10. 

9  As  for  me,  I  am  like  a  green  olive-tree  in  the 
^ house  ^of  ^God  :  my  trust  is  in  the  tender  mercy 
of  ^God  ^for  "^ever  ^and  ^ever. 

10  I  will  always  give  thanks  unto  thee  for  that 
-thou  ^hast  ^ done  :  and  I  will  hope  in  thy  Name,* 
for  thy  -^saints  Mike  ^it  ^w^ell. 


T 


(£t)cning  |3ra2er. 

Psalm  liii.     Dixit  insipiens. 

HE    foolish    body    hath    said  ^in   ^his  '* heart  : 
There '^ ^ is  ^^ no  •^God. 

2  Corrupt  are  they,  and  become  abominable  in 
their -wdck-^ed-^ness  :  there  is  ^none  ^that  Mo-^eth 
^good. 

3  God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  ^chil- 
dren ^of  ^men  :  to  see  if  there  w^ere  any  that  would 
understand,  and  ~^seek  ^af-^ter  ^God. 

4  But  they  are  all  gone  out  of  the  way,  they  are 
altogether  become  a- ^  bom- ^  in- ^  able  :  there  is  also 
none  that  doeth  good,  ~^no  ^^not  ^one. 

5  Are  not  they  without  understanding  that  work 
^wick-^ed-'*ness  :  eating  up  my  people  as  if  they 
would  eat  bread?  they  have  not  -called  ^up-^^on 
^God. 

6  They  were  afraid  where  ~no  ^fear  ^was  :  for 
God  hath  broken  the  bones  of  him  that  besieged 
thee  ;*  thou  hast  put  them  to  confusion,*  because 
^God  ^hath  de-^spis-^ed  ^them. 

7  Oh,  that  the  salvation  were  given  unto  Israel 
^out  ^of  ^Sion  :  Oh,  that  the  Lord  would  deliver 
his  people  ^out  of  ^cap-^tiv-^i-'^ty  ! 

8  Then  should  -Jacob  ^re-^joice  :  and  Israel 
^should  ^be  ^^ right  ^glad. 


Day  10.  THE  PSALTER.  99 

Psalm  liv.     Deus,  in  nomine. 

^AVE  me,  O  God,  for  thy  -^Name's  ^sake  :  and 
^   a-~venge  ^iiie  Mn  ^tliy  ^strength. 

2  Hear  iiij  prayer,  '"^^0  ^God  :  and  hearken  unto 
the  ^^  words  ^of  ^my  ^  mouth. 

3  For  strangers  are  risen  ^up  ^ a- Against  me  :  and 
tyrants,  which  have  not  God  before  their  eyes,  ~^seek 
■^af-^ter  my  ^soul. 

4  Behold,  God  ^is  ^my  ^helper  :  the  Lord  is  with 
"them  ^that  up- ^ hold  ^my  *^soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  un-~to  ^mine  ^enemies  : 
destroy  thou  ~^them  Mn  'Hhy  ^ truth. 

6  An  offering  of  a  free  heart  will  I  give  thee,*  and 
praise  thy  ~Name,  ^O  ^Lord  :  because  it  ^is  ^so 
■*  com- ^  fort- *^  able. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  ~all  ^mv  ^trou- 
ble  :  and  mine  eye  hath  seen  his  desire  up-~on 
^mine  ^en-^e-*^mies. 

Psalm  Iv.     Exaudi,  Deus. 

XTEAR  my  prayer,  ^^O  ^God  :  and  hide  not  thy- 
self  ~^from  ^my  ^pe-^tition. 

2  Take  heed  unto  me,  and  ~^hear  ^me  :  how  I 
mourn  in  my  prayer,  ~and  ^am  ^^vex-^ed. 

3  The  enemy  crieth  so,  and  the  ungodly  cometh 
^on  "SO  ^fast  :  for  they  are  minded  to  do  me  some 
mischief,*  so  maliciously  ~are  ^ they  ^ set  ^ a- Against  me. 

4  My  heart  is  disquieted  with- ~^ in  ^me  :  and  the 
fear  of  death  is  ^fallen  ^up-^^on  ^me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling  are  ^come  ^up-^on 
me  :  and  an  horrible  dread  hath  ~o-^ver-''whelm- 
^ed  ^me. 

6  And  I  said.  Oh  that  I  had  wings  ~hke  ^a  Move  : 
for  then  would  I  flee  away,  ~'^and  ^be  ^at  ^rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  get  me  away  ^^far  ^off  :  and 
remain  ^in  ^the  Svil-^der-^ness. 


100  THE  PSALTER.  Day  10. 

8  I  would  make  ^ haste  ^to  es-^cape  :  because  of 
the  ^ storm- ^ J  ^wind  ^and  ^tempest. 

9  Destroy  their  tongues,  O  Lord,*  ~aiid  ^di-'^vide 
them  :  for  I  have  spied  unrighteousness  and  ^^ strife 
Mn  ^the  ^city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  within  the  ^  walls 
^ there- ^  of  :  mischief  also  and  sorrow  are  ~in  ^the 
^  midst  ^of  ^it. 

11  Wickedness  ^is  ^ there- Mn  :  deceit  and  guile 
go  not  ~^out  ^of  ^ their  ^streets. 

12  For  it  is  not  an  open  enemy*  that  hath  done 
me  ^this  ^dis-^ honour  :  for  -then  ^1  ^ could  ^have 
^  borne  it  : 

13  Neither  was  it  mine  adversary*  that  did  mag- 
nify him- ~ self  ^ a- 'Against  me  :  for  then  peradventure 

I  would  have  ^hid  ^ my- '^^ self  *^from  him  :  1 

14  But  it  was  even  thou,  ~my  ^com-^panion  :  my    " 
guide,  and  mine  "own  ^ fa- ^ mil- Mar  ^friend. 

15  We  took  sweet  counsel  ~^to-^gether  :  and 
walked  in  the  -house  ^of  ^God  ^as  ^friends.  ^ 

16  Let   death  come  hastily  upon  them,*  and  let    | 
them  go  down  quick  ~in-^to  ''hell  :   for  wickedness 

is  in  their  dwellings,  -and  ^a-^^mong  ^them. 

17  As  for  me,  I  will  -call  up-^on  ^God  :  and  the 
^LoRD  ^shall  '^^save  ^me. 

18  In  the  evening,  and  morning,*  and  at  noon-day 
will  I  pray,  ~and  ^that  Mnstantly  :  and  ^he  ^ shall 
^hear  ^my  *^  voice. 

19  It  is  he  that  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace* 
from  the  battle  that  was  a-^^gainst  ^me  :  for  there 
were  ~ma-^ny  "^^with  '^me. 

20  Yea,  even  God,  that  endureth  for  ever,*  shall 
hear  me,  and  -bring  ^them  ^down  :  for  they  will  not 
2 turn,  ^nor  ^^fear  ^God. 

21  He  laid  his  hands  upon  such  as  be  at  ^peace 
^with  "^him  :  and  he  -brake  ^his  ^cov-^e-^nant. 

22  The  words   of  his    mouth   were    softer  than 


Day  11.  THE  PSALTER.  101 

butter,*  having  ^war  ^in  his  ^  heart  :  his  words 
were  smoother  than  oil,*  and  jet  they  -"^be  '^ve-^ry 
^swords. 

23  O  cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,*  and  he  shall 
^nour-^ish  ^thee  :  and  shall  not  suffer  the  ^right- 
^eous  to  '^fall  ^for  ^ever. 

24  And  -as  =^fbr  ^tlieni  :  thou,  O  God,*  shalt  bring 
them  into  the  ~^pit  ^of  ^de-*^struction. 

25  The  blood-thirsty  and  deceitful  men  shall  not 
live  out  ~half  ^  their  ^days  :  nevertheless,  my  trust 
shall  -be  ^m  ^thee,  ^O  ^Lord. 


B 


THE  ELEVENTH  DAY. 

iltormng  IJra^cr. 

Psalm  Ivi.     Miserere  inei,  Deus. 

E  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,*  for  man  goeth  about 
to  de-~^vour  ^me  :  he  is  daily  fighting,  ~^and 
^troub-^ling  ^me. 

2  Mine  enemies  are  daily  in  hand  to  -swallow 
^me  ^up  :  for  they  be  many  that  fight  against  me,  O 
~^thou  ^^Most  ^Highest. 

3  Nevertheless,  though  I  am  -some- ^ time  a- Afraid  : 
yet  put  -J  ^my  ^ trust  ^in  ^thee. 

4  I  will  praise  God,  because  ^of  ^his  ^word  :  I 
have  put  my  trust  in  God,*  and  will  not  fear  what 
^  flesh  ^can  ^do  ^unto  ^me. 

5  They  daily  mis- -take  ^my  ^ words  :  all  that 
they  imagine  -is  ^to  '^do  ^me  ^evil. 

6  They  hold  all  together,  and  keep  them- ^^ selves 
■*  close  :  and  mark  my  steps,  when  they  lay  '-^wait 
^for  ^my  ^soul. 

7  Shall  they  escape  for  their  -wick-^ed-^ness  : 
thou,  O  God,  in  thy  displeasure  ^^  shalt  ^cast  ^them 
^down. 


102  THE  PSALTER.  Day  11. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  :*  put  my  tears  in- 
^to  ^thy  ^bottle  :  are  not  these  things  ^no-^ted  ^in 
^thy  ^book  ? 

*  9  Whensoever  I  call  upon  thee,*  then  shall  mine 
enemies  be  ^put  ^to  ^flight  :  this  I  know  ;  for  ^God 
^is  ^on  ^my  ^side. 

10  In  God's  word  will  ~I  ^re-^joice  :  in  the 
Lord's  word  ^will  ^I  ^  com- ^ fort  ^me. 

11  Yea,  in  God  have  I  ~put  ^my  ^  trust  :  I  will 
not  be  afraid  what  ^man  ^can  ^do  ^unto  ^me. 

12  Unto  thee,  O  God,  will  I  ~pay  ^my  ^vows  : 
unto  thee  -will  ^I  ^^give  ^thanks. 

13  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death,* 
and  my  ^feet  ^from  ^falling  :  that  I  may  walk  before 
God  in  the  ^^ light  ^of  ^the  ^living. 

Psalm  Ivii.     Miserere  mei,  Deus. 

"OE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  merciful  unto 
-^  me  ;*  for  my  soul  ~trusteth  ^in  ^thee  :  and  under 
the  shadow  of  thy  wings  shall  be  my  refuge,*  until 
this  ^tyran-^ny  be  ^o-^ver-^past. 

2  I  will  call  unto  the  most  ^^high  ^God  :  even 
unto  the  God  that  shall  perform  the  cause  -which  ^I 
^have  ^in  ^hand. 

3  He  shall  -send  ^from  "* heaven  :  and  save  me 
from  the  reproof  of  him  ^that  ^ would  ''eat  ^me  ^up. 

4  God  shall  send  forth  his  ~  mercy  ^and  ^  truth  : 
my  soul  ~is  ^a-^^mong  ^  lions. 

5  And  I  he  even  among  the  children  of  men,*  that 
are  -set  ^on  ^fire  :  whose  teeth  are  spears  and 
arrows,  and  their  ^tongue  ^a  '^^ sharp  ^ sword. 

6  Set  up  thyself,  O  God,  a--bove  ^the  ^heavens  : 
and  thy  glory  a- ^^  hove  ^all  ^the  ^  earth. 

7  They  have  laid  a  net  for  my  feet,*  and  pressed 
-down  ^my  ^soul  :  they  have  digged  a  pit  before 
me,*  and  are  fallen  into  the  ^  midst  ^of  ^it  ^them- 
^  selves. 


Day  11.  THE  PSALTER.  103 

8  JNIy  heart,  is  fixed,  O  God,  uij  ^lieart  ^is  ^iixed  : 
I  will  "^^siiig  '^and  ^give  ^'praise. 

9  Awake  up,  my  glory  ;  awake,  ^lute  ^and  Miarp  : 
I  myself  -will  ^a-^wake  ^ right  ''early. 

10  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  a-~mong 
^the  ^people  :  and  I  will  sing  unto  ~thee  ^a-^mong 
^the  ^nations. 

11  For  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy  reacheth  un- 
^to  ^the  ^heavens  :  and  thy  ^ truth  ^un-^to  ^the 
^clouds. 

12  Set  up  thyself,  O  God,  a- ~ hove  ^the  ^heavens  : 
and  thy  glory  a- ~^  hove  "^all  ^the  ^  earth. 

Psalm  Iviii.     Si  vere  utique. 

\  RE  your  minds  set  upon  righteousness,  O  ye 
"^^  ^con-^gre-'^gation  :  and  do  ye  judge  the  thing 
that  is  right,  ~0  ^ye  '^sons  ^of  ^men  I 

2  Yea,  ye  imagine  mischief  in  your  heart  up-~on 
^the  '^ earth  :  and  your  hands  ~deal  ^with  ^wick-^ed- 
^ness. 

3  The  ungodly  are  froward,  even  from  their  -mo- 
uther's ^womb  :  as  soon  as  they  are  born,  they  go 
a- -  stray,  ^and  ^^  speak  ^lies. 

4  They  are  as  venomous  as  the  poison  ~of  ^a  ^ser- 
pent :  even  like  the  deaf  adder,  ^^that  '^stoppeth 
^her  "^ears  : 

5  Which  refuseth  to  hear  the  voice  of  the  -^  charm- 
"^er  :  charm  he  ^ never  ^so  ^ ^  wise- ^ly. 

6  Break  their  teeth,  O  God,  in  their  mouths  ;* 
smite  the  jaw-bones  of  the  lions,  -^O  ^Lord  :  let 
them  fall  away  like  water  that  runneth  apace  ;*  and 
when  they  shoot  their  arrows  let  ^them  ^be  "^  root- 
led ^out. 

7  Let  them  consume  away  like  a  snail,*  and  be 
like  the  untimely  fruit  -of  ^a  ^  woman  :  and  let  them 
^^not  ^see  ^the  ^sun. 

8  Or  ever  your  pots  be  made  ~hot  ^with  ^thorns  : 


104  THE  PSALTER.  Day  U. 

SO  let  indignation  vex  him,*  even  as  a  ~ "^tiling  ^that 
^is  ®raw. 

9  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he  ^seeth  ^the 
^vengeance  :  he  shall  wash  his  footsteps  in  the 
^blood  ^of  ^the  ^un-^godly. 

10  So  that  a  man  shall  say,*  Verily  there  is  a  re- 
ward for  the  ^^ right- ^eous  :  doubtless  there  is  a~God 
^that  ^judgeth  ^the  ^  earth. 


Psalm  lix.     Eripe  me  de  inimicis. 

T^ELIVER  me  from  mine  enemies,  ^^O  ^God  : 
■^^^  defend  me  from  them  that  ^^rise  ^up  ^a- 
^ gainst  me. 

2  O  deliver  me  from  the  ~wick-^ed  ^  doers  :  and 
save  me  from  the  ^ ^ blood-'* thirst- ^y  ^men. 

3  For  lo,  they  lie  waiting  ^for  ^my  ^soul  :  the 
mighty  men  are  gathered  against  me,*  without  any 
offence  or  ^  fault  ^of  ^me,  ^O  ^Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves  with- ~  out 
^my  ^  fault  :  arise  thou  therefore  to  ~help  ^me,  ^and 
^be-^hold. 

5  Stand  up,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,*  thou  God  of 
Israel,*  to  visit  ~all  ^the  '^heathen  :  and  be  not  mer- 
ciful unto  them  that  offend  of  ma-^li-^cious  ^wick- 
^ed-^ness. 

6  They  go  to  and  fro  ~in  ^the  ^evening  :  they 
grin  like  a  dog,  and  run  a- ^^ bout  ^through  ^the  ^city. 

7  Behold,  they  speak  with  their  mouth,*  and 
swords  are  ~in  ^  their  Mips  :  for  ^^vvho  ^^doth  ^hear  1 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  have  them  ~in  ^de- 
^rision  :  and  thou  shalt  laugh  all  the  ^^hea-^then  ^to 
^ scorn. 

9  My  strength  will  I  ascribe  ~un-^to  Mhee  :  for 
thou  art  the  ~^God  ^of  ^my  ^refuge. 


Day  11.  THE  PSALTER.  105 

10  God  showetli  me  his  goodness  ^plen-^teous- 
■^ly  :  and  God  shall  let  nie  see  my  desire  iip-~on 
^mine  ^en-^e-^'mies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  -people  ^ for- '^ get  it  : 
but  scatter  them  abroad  among  the  people,*  and  pat 
them  down,  O  ~^Lord  ^our  ^de-^ fence. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth,*  and  for  the  words 
of  their  lips,*  they  shall  be  taken  ~in  ^ their  ''pride  : 
and  why  r  their  preaching  is  of  ~curs-^ing  ^^and 
^lies. 

13  Consume  them  in  thy  wrath,*  consume  them, 
that  ^they  ^may  ^perish  :  and  know  that  it  is  God 
that  ruleth  in  Jacob,  and  unto  the  ^^ends  ^of  ^the 


world. 


14  And  in  the  evening  they  ^will  ^  re- ^  turn  :  grin 
like  a  dog,  and  will  ^go  ^a-^bout  ^the  "^city. 

15  They  will  run  here  and  ~ there  ^for  ^meat  : 
and  grudge  if  they  ~be  ^not  '^sat-^is-^fied. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  sing  of  thy  power,*  and  will 
praise  thy  mercy  be- ^ times  ^in  the  ^morning  :  for 
thou  hast  been  my  defence  and  refuge  in  the  ^^day 
'^of  ^my  ^trouble. 

17  Unto  thee,  O  my  strength,  ~will  ^I  ^sing  :  for 
thou,  O  God,  art  my  refuge,*  and  my  ^^mer-^ci-^ful 
^God. 

Psalm  Ix.     Deusy  repulisti  nos. 

f\  GOD,  thou  hast  cast  us  out,*  and  scattered  ^us 
^"^  ^ a- ''broad  :  thou  hast  also  been  displeased  :*  O 
turn  thee  ~un-'^to  ^us  ^a-^gain. 

2  Thou  hast  moved  the  land,  and  di-~vi-^ded 
Mt  :  heal  the  sores  thereof,  ^for  ^it  ^^sha-^keth. 

3  Thou  hast  showed  thy  people  ^heav-^y  ^things  : 
thou  hast  given  us  a  ~^ drink  of  ^dead-^ly  ^wine. 

4  Thou  hast  given  a  token  for  such  as  '~^fear 
Uhee  :  that  they  may  triumph  be- ^^ cause  ''of  ^the 
^  truth. 

14 


106  THE  PSALTER.  Day  11. 

5  Therefore  were  thy  beloved  de-~liv-^er-^ed  r 
help  me  with  thy  right  -hand,  ^and  ^^hear  ^me. 

6  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness,*  I  will  rejoice, 
and  di-~^vide  ^Sichem  :  and  mete  out  the  ^val-^ley 
of  ^'Suc-'coth. 

7  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Ma-^nasses  ^is  ^mine  : 
Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  my  head  ;*  ^Ju-^dah 
^is  ^my  ^lawgiver  : 

8  Moab  is  my  wash-pot  ;*  over  Edom  will  I  cast 
^OQt  ^my  "^shoe  :  Phihstia,  "be  ^thou  '^glad  ^of  ^me. 

9  Who  will  lead  me  into  the  ^^ strong  ^city  :  who 
will  -bring  ^me  ^in-^to  ^Edom  ? 

10  Hast  not  thou  cast  us  out,  ~^0  ^God  :  wilt  not 
thou,  O  God,  go  ~^out  ^with  ^our  ^ hosts  I 

11  O  be  thou  our  ^help  ^in  ^trouble  :  for  ^vain 
^is  the  ^help  ^of  ^man. 

.  12   Through  God  will  we  do  ^^ great  ^acts  :  for  it 
is  he  that  shall  tread  ^down  ^our  ^en-^e-^mies. 


Psalm  Ixi.     ExaudL  Deus. 


H 


EAR  my  crying,  ^^O  ^God  :  give  ^ear  ^un-^to 


^my  Sprayer, 


2  From  the  ends  of  the  earth  will  I  ^call  ^up-^on 
thee  :  when  my  heart  ^is  ^in  Mieav-^i-*^ness. 

3  O  set  me  up  upon  the  rock  that  is  ^higher  ^than 
^I  :  for  thou  hast  been  my  hope,*  and  a  strong  tower 
for  me  a- 'Against  ^the  ^en-^e-^my. 

4  I  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  ~^for  ^ever  :  and 
my  trust   shall   be   under  the  ~ cover- ^ing  ^of  ^thy 


^wmgs. 


5  For  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  ^ heard  ^my  de-^ sires  : 
and  hast  given  an  heritage  unto  -those  ^that  ^fear 
^thy  ^Name. 

6  Thou  shalt  grant  the  King  a  ^^long  Mife  :  that 
his  years  may  endure  throughout  -^all  ^ gen- ^cr- 
eations. 

7  He  shall  dwell  before  God  ^^for  ^ever  :   O  pre- 


^ 


Day  12.  THE  PSALTER.  107 

pare   thy  loving  mercy  and  faithfulness,*  that  they 
^may  ^ pre- "^^  serve  ^him. 

8  So  will  I  always  sing  praise  un-~to  ^thy  "^Name  : 
that  I  may  ~dai-^ly  per-Mbrm  ^my  ^vows. 


THE  TWELFTH  DAY. 

iHorning  Jlra^er. 

Psalm  Ixii.     Nonne  Deo  ? 

IV/rY  soul  truly  waiteth  ^  still  up-^on  ^God  :  for 
-'-'-■-  of  him  ~  com-  ^  eth  ^  my  ^  sal-  ^  vation. 

2  He  verily  is  my  strength  and  '~my  ^ sal- ^vation  : 
he  is  my  defence,*  so  that  I  ^ shall  ^not  '*  great- ^ly 
«fall. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  ~ev- 
^ery  ''man  :  Ye  shall  be  slain  all  the  sort  of  you;* 
yea,  as  a  tottering  wall  shall  ye  be,  and  ^like  ^a  ^bro- 
^ken  ^hedge. 

4  Their  device  is  only  how  to  put  him  out  whom 
-God  ^will  ex-'* alt  :  their  delight  is  in  lies;*  they 
give  good  words  with  their  mouth,*  but  ^^  curse  ^with 
•^  their  ^  heart. 

5  Nevertheless,  my  soul,*  wait  thou  ^  still  up-^on 
^God  :  for  my  ^^hope  ''is  ^in  *^him. 

6  He  truly  is  my  strength  and  ~my  ^ sal- ''vation  : 
he  is  my  defence,  so  ~that  ^I  ^  shall  ^not  ^fall. 

7  In  God  is  my  health  ^and  ^my  ''glory  :  the 
rock  of  my  might,*  and  in  ~^God  ^is  ^my  ^ trust. 

8  O  put  your  trust  in  him  alvvay,  ^^ye  ^people  : 
pour  out  your  hearts  before  him,  for  ^^God  ''is  ^our 
^hope. 

9  As  for  the  children  of  men,  they  ^are  ^but  ^van- 
ity :  the  children  of  men  are  deceitful  upon  the 
weights;*  they  are  altogether  hghter  than  '~van-^i- 
^y^it-^self. 


108  THE  PSALTER.  Day  12. 

10  O  trust  not  in  wrong  and  robbery  ;*  give  not 
yourselves  unto  ~van-^i-^ty  :  if  riches  increase,  set 
-not  ^your  Mieart  ^up-^on  them. 

11  God  spake  once,  and  twice  I  have  also  ^  heard 
^ihe  ''same  :  that  power  be-^long-^eth  '^un-^to 
^God: 

12  And  that  thou.  Lord,  art  ^mer-Vi-^ful  :  for 
thou  rewardest  every  man  ac-~cord-Mng  ^to  ^his 
^vvork. 

Psalm  Ixiii.     Devs,  Deus  mens. 

£\  GOD,  thou  -art  ^my  ^God  :  early  ^vill  ^I  ^^seek 
^^  ^thee. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee  ;*  my  flesh  also  long- 
eth  ^af-^ter  ^thee  :  in  a  barren  and  dry  land  -where 
^no  '^wa-^ter  ^is. 

3  Thus  have  I  looked  for  thee  in  -ho-^li-'^ness  : 
that  I  might  be- -hold  ^thy  '^ power  ^and  "^ glory. 

4  For  thy  loving-kindness  is  better  than  the  -life 
^ it- ^ self  :  my  ^lips  ^ shall  '^ Upraise  ^thee. 

5  As  long  as  I  live  will  I  magnify  thee  -in  ^this 
^manner  :  and  lift  up  my  ~^ hands  '^in  ^thy  ^Name. 

6  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied,*  even  as  it  were  with 
^marrow  ^and  '^ fatness  :  when  my  mouth  praiseth 
^thee  ^with  ^joy-^ful  ^lips. 

7  Have  I  not  remembered  thee  -in  ^my  '*bed  :  and 
thought  upon  thee  -^when  ^I  ^was  ^waking? 

8  Because  thou  hast  -been  ^my  Mielper  :  there- 
fore under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  -^will  ''I  ^re- 
^joice. 

9  My  soul  hangeth  up-~'^on  ^thee  :  thy  right 
hand  ^hath  ^up-^hold-^en  ^me. 

10  These  also  that  seek  the  hurt  -of  "^my  ''soul  : 
they  shall  go  -^un-Mer  ^the  ^  earth. 

11  Let  them  fall  upon  the  edge  ^of  ^the  ^  sword  : 
that  they  may  be  a  ~^por-^tion  ^for  ^ foxes. 

12  But  the  King  shall  rejoice  in  God  ;*  all  they 


Day  12.  THE  PSALTER,  109 

also  that  swear  bj  him  shall  ~be  "com-'* mended  :  for 
the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  ^^lies  ^ shall  ^be 
^stopped. 

Psalm  ixiv.     Exaudi,  Deus, 

TJTEAR  my  voice,  O  God,  ^in  ^my  Sprayer  :  pre- 
serve  my  life  from  ^fear  ^of  the  ^en-^e-^my. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  gathering  together  ~of  ^the 
^froward  :  and  from  the  insur-^rec-^tion  of  ''wick- 
^ed  ^  doers  : 

3  Who  have  whet  their  tongue  ^like  ^a  ^  sword  : 
and  shoot  out  their  arrows,  ^e-^ven  "^bit-^ter  ^  words  : 

4  That  they  may  privily  shoot  at  him  ~that  ^is 
** perfect  :  suddenly  do  they  ^hit  him,  ^and  ^^fear 
^not. 

5  They  encourage  themselves  in  ^^ mis- ^ chief  : 
and  commune  among  themselves,  how  they  may  lay 
snares  ;*  and  say,  that  ~^no  ''man  ^ shall  ^see  them. 

6  They  imagine  wickedness,  and  ^prac-^tise  ^it  : 
that  they  keep  secret  among  themselves,*  every  man 
iu  the  ^^deep  ''of  ^his  ^ heart. 

7  But  God  shall  suddenly  shoot  at  them  with  a 
^^ swift  ''arrow  :  that  they  ^ shall  ^be  '^ ^ wound- ^ed. 

8  Yea,  their  own  tongues  shall  ~make  ^them  ^fall  : 
insomuch  that  whoso  seeth  them  shall  ^^ laugh  ^them 
^to  ^  scorn. 

9  And  all  men  that  see  it  shall  say,*  This  hath 
~^God  ^done  :  for  they  shall  perceive  that  it  ^^is 
''^his  ^work. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  in  the  Lord,*  and 
put  his  ^  trust  ^in  ^him  :  and  all  they  that  are  true 
of -Mieart  ^shall  ^ be 'glad. 


110  THE  PSALTER.  Day  12. 

(ffreniiig  ^Jragcr. 

Psalm  Ixv.     Te  decet  hymnus. 

^HOU,  O  God,  art  Upraised  ^in  ^Sion  :  and  unto 
-^    thee  shall  the  vow  be  per- ^ form- ^ed  ^in  ^  Je-^ru- 
salem. 

2  Thou  that  ^hearest  ^the  Sprayer  :  unto  thee 
shall  2^all  '^flesh  •^come. 

3  My  misdeeds  pre- ^ vail  ^ a- Against  me  :  O  be 
thou  merciful  -^un-'^to  ^our  ^sins. 

4  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,*^  and 
receivest  ^un-^to  ^thee  :  he  shall  dwell  in  thy  court,* 
and  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  pleasures  of  thy  house,* 
even  ^of  ^thy  ^ho-^ly  ^temple. 

5  Thou  shalt  show  us  wonderful  things  in  thy 
righteousness,*  O  God  of  ^our  ^sal-Hation  :  thou 
that  art  the  hope  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,*  and 
of  them  that  re- -main  "^in  the  ^^ broad  *^sea. 

6  Who  in  his  strength  setteth  ^fast  ^the  ^moun- 
tains :   and  is  ^gird-^ed  a- ''bout  ^with  ^ power. 

7  Who  stilleth  the  raging  ~of  ^the  ^sea  :  and  the 
noise  of  his  waves,*  and  the  ~mad-^ness  ^of  ^the 
^people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of 
the  earth*  shall  be  afraid  ^at  ^thy  ^tokens  :  thou  that 
makest  the  out-goings  of  the  morning  and  evening* 
^^to  ^ Upraise  "^thee. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  ^ bless- ^  est  '^it  : 
thou  makest  it  ~ve-^ry  ^plen-^te-^ous. 

10  The  river  of  God  is  -full  =^of  ^vater  :  thou 
preparest  their  corn,*  for  so  thou  pro--vi-^dest  ^for 
^the  ^  earth. 

11  Thou  waterest  her  furrows;*  thou  sendest  rain 
into  the  little  ^valleys  ^ there- ^ of  :  thou  makest  it 
soft  wdth  the  drops  of  rain,*  and  ^blessest  ^the  ^in- 
^  crease  ^of  it. 


Day  12.  THE  PSALTER.  Ill 

12  Thou  crownest  the  year  -with  ^thj  '^ goodness  : 
and  thy  '-^clouds  "^^drop  ^fatness. 

13  They  shall  drop  upon  the  dwelUngs  of  the 
~wil-^der-^ness  :  and  the  httle  hills  shall  re-^joice 
^on  ^eve-^ry  *^side. 

14  The  folds  shall  be  ^full  ^of  ^  sheep  :  the  val- 
leys also  shall  stand  so  thick  with  corn,*  that  ^they 
^ shall  ^  laugh  ^and  ^sing. 

Psalm  Ixvi.     Jubilate  Deo. 

f\  BE  joyful  in  God,  ^all  ^ye  ^  lands  :  sing  praises 
^^^  unto  the  honour  of  his  Name  ;*  make  his  ^ Upraise 
^to  ^be  ^glorious. 

2  Say  unto  God,*  O  how  wonderful  art  thou 
^in  ^tliy  ^  works  :  through  the  greatness  of  thy 
power*  shall  thine  enemies  be  found  '^li-^ars  "^un-^to 
^thee. 

3  For  all  the  world  shall  ^wor-^ship  ^thee  :  sing 
of  thee,  and  ^ Upraise  ^^thy  ^Name. 

4  O  come  hither,  and  behold  the  -works  ^of 
^God  :  how  wonderful  he  is  in  his  doing  to- ^ ward 
^the  "^children  ^of  ^men. 

5  He  turned  the  sea  into  ^^dry  ^land  :  so  that 
they  went  through  the  water  on  foot  ;*  there  did  ^we 
^re-'^Joice  ^  there- ^  of 

6  He  ruleth  with  his  power  for  ever  ;*  his  eyes 
be- ^ hold  ^the  ^people  :  and  such  as  will  not  believe* 
shall  not  be  able  to  ex- -^ alt  ^^ them- "^selves. 

7  O  praise  our  ~God,  ^ye  '^people  :  and  make  the 
voice  of  his  -Upraise  '^to  ^be  "^ heard  : 

8  Who  holdeth  our  -soul  ^in  "^life  :  and  suffereth 
-not  ^our  ^feet  ^to  ^slip. 

9  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  -prov-^ed  ^us  :  thou  also 
hast  tried  us,  ^like  ^as  ^silver  ^is  ^ tried. 

10  Thou  broughtest  us  in-^to  ^the  ^  snare  :  and 
laidest  -trou-^ble  up-^on  ^our  ^ loins. 

11  Thou    sufferedst    men    to    ride    ^over    ^our 


112  THE  PSALTER.  Day  12. 

^  heads  :  we  went  through  fire  and  water,*  and  thou 
broughtest  us  out  in-^to  ^a  ^weahh-^y  *^ place. 

12  I  will  go  into  thine  house  with  ^^ burnt- ^offer- 
ings :  and  will  pay  thee  my  vows,*  which  I  promised 
with  my  lips,  and  spake  with  my  mouth,*  ~when  ^I 
^was  ^in  ^trouble. 

13  I  will  offer  unto  thee  fat  burnt-sacrifices,*  with 
the  ^incense  ^ of  ^ rams  :  I  will  offer  ^ bul-^ locks  ^^ and 
^  goats. 

14  O  come  hither,  and  hearken,*  all  ye  that  ^^fear 
^God  :  and  I  will  tell  you  what  he  hath  ^Mone  ^for 
^my  ^soul. 

15  I  called  unto  him  ~with  ^my  ^  mouth  :  and 
gave  him  ^prais-^es  ^with  ^my  ^tongue. 

16  If  I  incline  unto  wickedness  -with  ^mine 
"* heart  :  the  ^^Lord  Svill  ^not  ^hear  me. 

17  But  God  ^hatli  ^  heard  ^me  :  and  considered 
the  ^^  voice  "^of  ^my  *^  prayer. 

18  Praised  be  God,  who  hath  not  cast  ^out  ^my 
Sprayer  :  nor  ^turned  ^his  ^mer-^'^cy  ^from  me. 

Psalm  Ixvii.     Deus  miser eatur. 

^  OD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  ^^bless  ^us  :  and 
^^  show  us  the  light  of  his  countenance,*  and  be 
^merci-^ful  ''un-^to  ^us  : 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  ^  known  up-^on  ^  earth  : 
thy  saving  -health  ^a-^mong  ^all  *^ nations. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  -thee,  ^O  ^God  :  yea,  let 
^all  ^the  ^peo-^ple  Upraise  thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  rejoice  -and  ^be  ^glad  :  for 
thou  shalt  judge  the  folk  righteously,*  and  govern  the 
^na-^tions  up-^^on  ^ earth. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  -thee,  ^O  "^God  :  yea,  let 
-all  ^the  ^peo-^ple  Upraise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  bring  ^ forth  ^her  ^in- 
crease :  and  God,  even  our  own  God,*  shall  ^^give 
^us  ^his  ^blessing. 


Day  13.  THE  PSALTER.  113 

7   God  shall  ~^ bless  '*us  :  and  all  the  ends  of  the 
-world  ^ shall  ^^fear  ^him. 


THE  THIRTEENTH  DAY. 

iSlornutig  IJrager. 

Psalm  Ixviii.     Eocurgat  Deus. 

T  ET  God  arise,  and  let  his  enemies  ^^be  ^scatter- 
-*-^  ed  :  let  them  also  that  ^hate  ^him  ^flee  ^be- 
^fore  him. 

2  Like  as  the  smoke  vanisheth,*  so  shalt  thou 
^  drive  ^them  a-^way  :  and  like  as  wax  melteth  at  the 
fire,*  so  let  the  ungodly  perish  ~at  ^the  ^presence  ^of 
«God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad,*  and  re-^joice  be- 
^fore  ^God  :  let  them  also  be  ^merry  ^and  ^^joy- 
^ful. 

4  O  sing  unto  God,  and  sing  praises  un-^to  ^his 
^Name  :  magnify  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens,* 
as  it  were  upon  an  horse  ;*  praise  him  in  his  Name 
JAH,  ~and  ^re-^joice  ^  be- ^ fore  him. 

5  He  is  a  Father  of  the  fatherless,*  and  defendeth 
the  cause  ~of  ^the  ^widows  :  even  God  in  his  ^ho- 
Hy  Miab-^i-^tation. 

6  He  is  the  God  that  maketh  men  to  be  of  one 
mind  in  an  house,*  and  bringeth  the  prisoners  out  of 
cap-~tiv-^i-^ty  :  but  letteth  the  runagates  con-^tinue 
^in  ^^  scarce- ^ness. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  be- ^  fore  ^the 
'* people  :  when  thou  wentest  ^through  ^the  ^wil- 
^der-^ness  : 

8  The  earth  shook,*  and  the  heavens  dropped  at 
the  ^presence  ^of  ^God  :  even  as  Sinai  also  was 
moved  at  the  presence  of  God,*  who  ~is  ^the  ^God 
^ of  ^Israel. 

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114  THE  PSALTER.  Day  13. 

9  Thou,  O  God,*  sentest  a  gracious  rain  upon 
thine  in-^her-^it-^ance  :  and  refreshedst  it  ^^vvhen 
^it  ^vvas  *^  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  shall  ^dwell  ^there-Mn  :  for 
thou,  O  God,*  hast  of  thy  goodness  pre-^par-^ed  ^for 
^the  *^poor. 

11  The  Lord  -gave  ^the  ^word  :  great  was  the 
^conipa-^ny  ^of  ^the  ^preachers. 

12  Kings  w^ith  their  armies  did  flee,*  and  -were 
^dis-'^comfited  :  and  they  of  the  household  di- 
~^vi-^ded  ^the  ^ spoil. 

13  Though  ye  have  lain  among  the  pots,*  yet 
shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  -of  ^a  ^dove  :  that  is  cov- 
ered with  silver  wings,  and  her  ~feath-^ers  ^^like 
^gold. 

14  When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  -for  ^ their 
^sake  :  then  were  they  as  -white  ^as  ^snow  ^in  "^Sal- 
mon. 

15  As  the  hill  of  Basan,  so  is  -^ God's  ^hill  :  even 
an  high  hill,  -as  ^the  '^hill  ^of  ^ Basan. 

16  Why  hop  ye  so,  ye  high  hills  V  this  is  God's 
hill,*  in  the  which  it  pleaseth  '~him  ^to  ^  dwell  :  yea, 
the  Lord  will  a- ^ bide  ^in  ^it  ^for  *^ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,* 
even  -thousands  ^of  ^angels  :  and  the  Lord  is 
among  them  as  in  the  -ho-^ly  ^ place  ^of  ^ Sinai. 

18  Thou  art  gone  up  on  high,*  thou  hast  led  cap- 
tivity captive,*  and  received  ^gifts  ^for  ^men  :  yea, 
even  for  thine  enemies,*  that  the  Lord  God  might 
^ dwell  ^a-^^mong  ^them. 

19  Praised  be  the  ^^Lord  ^ daily  :  even  the  God 
who  helpeth  us,*  and  poureth  his  -  ben- ^e-^  fits  ^up- 
^on  us. 

20  He  is  our  God,*  even  the  God  of  whom  ^com- 
eth  ^sal-ovation  :  God  is  the  Lord,  by  ^ whom  ^ we 
es-O^cape  ^ death. 

21  God  shall  wound   the   head  of   his   ^en-^e- 


Day  13.  THE  PSALTER.  115 

^mies  :  and  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  a  one  as  goeth 
on  ~ still  ^in  his  ^  wick- "'eel- "^n ess. 

22  The  Lord  hath  said,*  I  will  bring  my  people 
again,  as  I  ^did  ^froni  ^Basan  :  mine  own  will  I 
bring  again,  as  I  did  sometime  ^from  ^the  Meep  ^of 
the  ^sea. 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the  blood  ^of 
^thine  ''enemies  :  and  that  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs 
may  be  ^^red  ^through  ^the  ^same. 

24  It  is  well  seen,  O  God,  "how  ^thou  ^goest  : 
how  thou,  my  God  and  King,  goest  ^in  ^the  ^sanc- 
^tu-^ary. 

25  The  singers  go  before,  the  minstrels  "fol-^low 
^ after  :  in  the  midst  are  the  damsels  ^play-^ing 
^with  ^the  ^timbrels. 

26  Give  thanks,  O  Israel,*  unto  God  the  Lord  in 
the  ~con-^gre-^gations  :  from  the  ^ Aground  ^of  ^the 
^  heart. 

27  There  is  little  Benjamin  their  ruler,*  and  the 
princes  of  "Judah  ^ their  ^council  :  the  princes  of 
Zabulon,  and  the  ^princes  ^of  ^Neph-^tha-*^li. 

28  Thy  God  hath  sent  forth  ^ strength  ^for  ^thee  : 
stablish  the  thing,  O  God,  that  ^thou  ^hast  ^wrought 
^in  ^us  : 

29  For  thy  temple's  sake  ^at  ^Je-^rusalem  :  so 
shall  kings  bring  ^pres-^ents  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

30  When  the  company  of  the  spear-men,*  and 
multitude  of  the  mighty  are  scattered  abroad  among 
the  beasts  of  the  people,*  so  that  they  humbly  bring 
pieces  of  ^^sil-^ver  :  and  when  he  hath  scattered 
the  people  ~that  ^de- Might  ^in  ^war  : 

31  Then  shall  the  princes  come  ^out  ^of  ^ Egypt  : 
the  Morians'  land  shall  soon  stretch  ~out  ^herMiands 
^  unto  ^  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  O  ye  kingdoms  ^  of  ^  the  "*  earth  : 
O  sing  ^prais-^es  un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  : 

33  Who  sitteth  in  the  heavens  over  all,  ^from  ^the 


116  THE  PSxlLTER.  Day  13. 

^beginning  :  lo,  he  doth  send  out  his  voice;*   yea, 
aud  -that  ^a  ^might-^y  ^ voice, 

34  Ascribe  ye  the  power  to  God  ~o-^ver  ^Israel  : 
his  worship  and  ^strength  ^is  '4n  ^the  ^clouds. 

35  O  God,  wonderful  art  thou  in  thy  -ho-^ly  ^pla- 
ces :  even  the  God  of  Israel,*  he  will  give  strength 
and  power  unto  his  people.     ~  Bless- ^ed  '^^be  ^God. 


S 


(£mnm^  Prater. 

Psalm  Ixix.     Salvum  mefac. 
AVE   me,  ^^O  ^God  :  for  the  waters  are  come  in. 


unto  ^my  ^soul 


2  I  stick  fast  in  the  deep  mire,  where  ~no  Aground 
^is  :  I  am  come  into  deep  waters,  so  that  the  ^floods 
^run  ^o-^ver  ^me. 

3  I  am  weary  of  crying;  my  ^throat  ^is  ^dry  : 
my  sight  faileth  me  for  waiting  so  ^long  ^up-^on 
^my  ^God. 

4  They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause  are  more 
than  the  hairs  -of  ^my  ^head  :  they  that  are  mine 
enemies,*  and  w^ould  destroy  me  guiltless,  ^^are 
^^  might- ^y. 

5  I  paid  them  the  things  that  I  ^nev-^er  ^took  : 
God,  thou  knowest  my  simpleness,*  and  my  faults 
^are  ^not  '^hid  ^from  '^thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  trust  in  thee,*  O  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  be  ashamed  ^for  ^my  ^  cause  :  let  not  those 
that  seek  thee  be  confounded  through  me,  O  ^^Lord 
^God^of  '^Lsrael. 

7  And  why  ?  for  thy  sake  have  I  ^suffered  ^re- 
^ proof  :  shame  hath  ~ cover- ^ed  ^^my  ^face. 

8  I  am  become  a  stranger  un-^to  ^my  ^brethren  : 
even  an  ahen  un--to  ^my  ^mo-'^ther's  ^children. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  even  "eat-^en 


Day  13.  THE  PSALTER.  117 

^me  :  and  the  rebukes  of  them  that  rebuked  thee  are 
^fallen  ^up-^^on  ^me. 

10  I  wept,  and  chastened  my- ^  self  ^with  '^fast- 
mg  :  and  that  was  ~  turned  ^to  ^mj  ^  re- ^ proof. 

11  I  put  on  ~ sack- ^  cloth  '^also  :  and  they  ^jested 
^up-'^^on  *^me. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  ^ speak  ^ a- Against 
me  :  and  the  drunkards  ~^make  ^songs  ^up-*^on  me. 

13  But,  Lord,  I  make  my  prayer  -^un-^to  Hhee  : 
in  ~an  ^ac-^cept-^able  ^time. 

14  Hear  me,  O  God,*  in  the  multitude  of  thy 
^^mer-'^cy  :  even  in  the  ^  truth  ^of  ^thy  ^sal-^va- 
tion. 

15  Take  me  out  of  the  mire,  that  I  ^^sink  ^not  : 
O  let  me  be  delivered  from  them  that  hate  me,*  and 
^out  ^of  ^the  ^deep  ^waters. 

16  Let  not  the  water-flood  drown  me,*  neither  let 
the  deep  ^swallow  ^me  ^up  :  and  let  not  the  pit 
~shut  ^her  ^  mouth  ^up-^on  me. 

17  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  loving-kindness  is 
^ comfort-^ a- ''ble  :  turn  thee  unto  me  according  to 
the  multitude  ~of  ^thy  ^'^mer-^cies  : 

18  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  servant ;  for  I 
^am  ^in  ^trouble  :   O  ^^ haste  '^thee,  ^and  ^hear  me. 

19  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  ^^save  ^it  :  O 
deliver  me,  be- -cause  of  ^mine  ^en-'^e-^mies. 

20  Thou  hast  known  my  reproof,  my  shame,  and 
^my  ^dis-^  honour  :  mine  adversaries  are  ^^all  ^in 
^thy  ^  sight. 

21  Thy  rebuke  hath  broken  my  heart  ;*  I  am  full 
of  ~heav-^i-^ness  :  I  looked  for  some  to  have  pity 
on  me,*  but  there  was  no  man,  neither  found  I  ^any 
^to  "^ com- ^ fort  ^me. 

22  They  gave  me  ^gall  ^to  ^eat  :  and  when  I  was 
thirsty  they  gave  me  "vin-^e-^'gar  ^to  ^  drink. 

23  Let  their  table  be  made  a  snare  to  take  them- 
^selves  ^with-^al  :  and   let   the   things  that  should 


118  THE  PSALTER.  Day  13. 

have  been  for  their  weakh  be  unto  them  ^an  ^oc- 
^casion  ^of  ^falling. 

24  Let  their  ejes  be  bUnded,  that  ~they  ^see  ^not  : 
and  ever  ~bow  ^thou  ^down  ^  their  ^  backs. 

25  Pour  out  thine  indig-~ nation  ^up-^on  them  : 
and  let  thy  wratliful  displeasure  ^^take  ^hold  ^of 
^them. 

26  Let  their  habi-^tation  ^be  ^void  :  and  no  man 
to  -"^  dwell  "^in  ^  their  ^  tents. 

27  For  they  persecute  him  whom  ~thou  ^hast 
^smitten  :  and  they  talk  hovi^  they  may  vex  ^them 
^whom  ^thou  ^hast  *^w^ounded. 

28  Let  them  fall  from  one  wickedness  ^to  ^an- 
^  other  :  and  not  come  in-^to  ^thy  ^  right- ^eous- 
^ness. 

29  Let  them  be  wiped  out  of  the  book  ^of  ^the 
^living  :  and  not  be  written  a-^mong  ^the  ^^right- 
^eous. 

30  As  for  me,  when  I  am  poor  and  in  ^heav-^i- 
^ness  :  thy  help,  O  ^God,  ^  shall  Mift  ^me  ^up. 

31  Lwill  praise  the  Name  of  God  ^with  ^a  ^song  : 
and  magnify  ^it  ^with  ^^thanks- ^giving. 

32  This  also  shall  ^please  ^the  ^Lord  :  better 
than  a  bullock  that  hath  ^^ horns  ^^and  ^ hoofs. 

33  The  humble  shall  consider  this,  ^and  ^be 
^glad  :  seek  ye  after  God,  and  your  ^^soul  ^^ shall 
^live. 

34  For  the  Lord  ^heareth  ^the  ^poor  :  and  de- 
spiseth  ^not  ^his  ^pris-^on-*^ers. 

35  Let  heaven  and  earth  ~ Upraise  ^hini  :  the  sea, 
and  all  that  ~mov-^eth  ^ ^ there- ^ in. 

36  For  God  will  save  Sion,  and  build  the  cities 
of  ^"'^Ju-^dah  :  that  men  may  dwell  there,  and  -have 
^it  ^in  ^pos-*^  session. 

37  The  posterity  also  of  his  servants  shall  in- 
^her-^it  ^it  :  and  they  that  love  his  ^Name  ^  shall 
^  dwell  ^  there- ^  in. 


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Day  14.  THE  PSALTER,  119 

Psalm  Ixx.     Deus,  in  adjutorium, 

■pTASTE  thee,  O  God,  to  de-^liv-^er  ^ne  :  make 
haste  to  ~^help  ''me,  "^O  *^Lord. 

2  Let  them  he  ashamed  and  confounded  that  seek 
^ after  ^mj  ''soul  :  let  them  he  turned  backward  and 
put  to  confusion  ~^that  ''wish  ^me  ^evil. 

3  Let  them  for  their  reward  be  soon  ^brought  ^to 
^shame  :  that  cry  ^o-^ver  ^me,  ^  There  !  ^there  ! 

4  But  let  all  those  that  seek  thee  be  jojful  and 
-glad  ^in  ^thee  :  and  let  aU  such  as  delight  in  thy 
salvation  say  alway,  The  ~^Lord  ^^be  Upraised. 

5  As  for  me,  I  am  poor  and  in  "mis-^er-^'y  :  haste 
thee  -unto  ^me,  "^-^O  ^God. 

6  Thou  art  my  helper,  and  ^my  ^re-^deemer  :  O 
Lord,  ^^make  ^no  ^long  ^tarrying. 


THE  FOURTEENTH  DAY. 

illormng  IJrager. 

Psalm  Ixxi.     In  te,  Domine,  speravL 

TN  thee,  O  Lord,  have  I  put  my  trust  ;*  let  me 
never  be  put  ^to  ^ con- ^fusion  :  but  rid  me,  and 
deliver  me,  in  thy  righteousness  ;*  incline  thine  ear 
unto  me,  ^^and  ''^save  ^me. 

2  Be  thou  my  stronghold,  whereunto  I  may  ^ alway 
^  re- ^  sort  :  thou  hast  promised  to  help  me,*  for  thou 
art  my  house  of  de-^^fence,  ^and  ^my  ^castle. 

3  Deliver  me,  O  my  God,*  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
un-^^god-^'ly  :  out  of  the  hand  of  the  un-~right- 
^eous  and  '*cru-^el  ^man. 

4  For  thou,  O  Lord  God,  art  the  thing  that  I 
^Mong  ^for  :  thou  art  my  hope,  ^e-^ven '^from  ^my 
^youth. 


120  THE  PSALTER.  Day  14, 

5  Through  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  ever  since 
^I  ^vvas  ^born  :  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my 
mother's  womb  ;*  my  praise  shall  be  ^^al-^ways  ^of 
^thee. 

6  I  am  become  as  it  were  a  monster  ^un-^to 
^many  :  but  my  sure  ^^ trust  ^is  ^in  ^thee. 

7  O  let  my  mouth  be  filled  ~with  ^thy  Upraise  : 
that  I  may  sing  of  thy  glory  and  honour  ~all  ^the 
^^day  ^long. 

8  Cast  me  not  away  in  the  ^time  ^of  *age  :  for- 
sake me  not  when  my  ~^  strength  ^fail-^eth  ^me. 

9  For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me  ;*  and  they 
that  lay  wait  for  my  soul  take  their  counsel  to-~geth- 
^er,  "^saying  :  God  hath  forsaken  him;*  persecute 
him,  and  take  him,  for  there  is  ^none  ^to  de-^liv-^er 
^him. 

10  Go  not  far  from  me,  ^^O  ^God  :  my  Gody 
^^  haste  ^thee  ^to  ^help  me. 

11  Let  them  be  confounded  and  perish  that 
are  a- Against  ^my  ^soul  :  let  them  be  covered 
with  shame  and  dishonour  that  ^seek  ^to  ^do  ^me 
^evil. 

12  As  for  me,  I  will  patiently  a- ^^ bide  ^alway  : 
and  will  Upraise  ^thee  ^more  ^and  ^more. 

13  My  mouth  shall  daily  speak  of  thy  righteous- 
ness ^and  ^sal-ovation  :  for  I  ^know  ^no  ^end 
^  there- ^  of. 

14  I  will  go  forth  in  the  strength  of  the  ^^Lord 
^GoD  :  and  will  make  mention  of  ^^thy  ^righteous- 
^ness  *^only. 

15  Thou,  O  God,  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth 
up  ^un-^til  "^now  :  therefore  will  I  tell  ^of  ^thy 
^won-^drous  ^  works. 

16  Forsake  me  not,  O  God,*  in  mine  old  age, 
when  I  am  -"gray- ^ headed  :  until  I  have  showed 
thy  strength  unto  this  generation,*  and  thy  power  to 
all  them  that  are  ^^yet  ^for  ^to  ^come. 


Day  14.  THE  PSALTER.  121 

17  Thy  righteousness,  O  God,  is  ^ve-^ry  Miigh  : 
and  great  things  are  they  that  thou  hast  done  f  O 
God,  who  is  ~^hke  ^un-^to  ^thee  ! 

18  O  what  great  trouhles  and  adversities  hast 
thou  showed  me  !  and  yet  didst  thou  ~turn  ^and  re- 
"*  fresh  me  ;  yea,  and  broughtest  me  from  the  ~deep 
^of  the  ^  earth  ^a-^gain. 

19  Thou  hast  brought  me  to  ~^ great  Mionour  : 
and  comforted  me  ~^on  ^eve-^ry  ^side  ; 

20  Therefore  will  I  praise  thee,  and  thy  faithful- 
ness, O  God,*  playing  upon  an  instru-^ment  ^ of  ^mu- 
sic :  unto  thee  will  I  sing  upon  the  harp,  O  thou 
-Ho- My  4 One  ^ of  ^Israel. 

21  My  hps  will  be  fain  when  I  sing  ~un-^to 
^thee  :  and  so  will  my  soul  whom  thou  ^hast  ^de- 
^liv-^er-^ed. 

22  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteous- 
ness ^all  the  ^day  ^long  :  for  they  are  confounded 
and  brought  unto  shame  that  ~seek  ^to  ^do  ^me 
^evil. 

Psalm  Ixxii.     Deus,  judicium. 

r^IVE  the  King  thy  judgments,  --^O  'God  :  and 
thy  righteousness  un-^to  ^the  '^King's  ^son. 

2  Then  shall  he  judge  thy  people  according  ^un- 
^to  ''right  :   and  de-"'^fend  ''^the  "^poor. 

3  The  mountains  also  -shall  ^ bring  'peace  :  and 
the  little  hills  righteousness  ~"km-'to  ^the  ^people. 

4  He  shall  keep  the  simple  folk  ~by  ^ their  'right  : 
defend  the  children  of  the  poor,  and  -punish  ^the 
'"^wrons  ^doer. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee,  as  long  as  the  sun  and 
^moon  ^en-'dureth  :  from  one  gener--a-^tion  'to 
^  an- ^  other. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  the  rain  into  a  -fleece 
^of  'wool  :  even  as  the  ^ drops  ^that  'water  ^the 
^  earth. 

16 


122  THE  PSALTER.  Day  14. 

7  In  his  time  shall  the  ^ right- ^eous  ^flourish  :  jea, 
and  abundance  of  peace,  so  long  ^as  ^the  '^moon  ^en- 
^  dureth. 

8  His  dominion  shall  be  also  from  the  one  sea  ^to 
^the  ^  other  :  and  from  the  flood  un-^to  ^the  '^^  world's 
^end. 

9  They  that  dWell  in  the  wilderness  shall  ^  kneel 
^ be- ^ fore  him  :  his  enemies  ^^ shall  '^lick  ^the  ^dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tharsis  and  of  the  isles  shall 
~^give  '*  presents  :  the  kings  of  Arabia  and  ^Sa-^ba 
^ shall  ^ bring  ^ gifts. 

11  All  kings  shall  fall  -down  ^ be- ^ fore  him  :  all 
nations  shall  "^do  ^him  '^^ser-^vice. 

12  For  he  shall  deliver  the  poor  ^when  ^he 
^crieth  :  the  needy  also,  and  ^him  ^that  ^hath  ^no 
^helper. 

13  He  shall  be  favourable  to  the  simple  and 
^^need-^y  :  and  shall  preserve  the  ^^souls  "^of  ^the 
^poor. 

14  He  shall  deliver  their  souls  from  false- ^hood 
^and  '^  wrong  :  and  dear  shall  their  ^ blood  ^be  ^in 
^liis  ^  sight. 

15  He  shall  live,*  and  unto  him  shall  be  given  of 
the  gold  ~of  ^A-^rabia  :  prayer  shall  be  made  ever 
unto  him,  and  ^dai-^ly  ^ shall  he  ^be  Upraised. 

16  There  shall  be  an  heap  of  corn  in  the  earth,* 
high  up-~on  ^the  Miills  :  his  fruit  shall  shake  like 
Libanus,*  and  shall  be  green  in  the  city  like  -grass 
^up-^on  ^the  ^  earth. 

17  His  Name  shall  endure  for  ever  ;*  his  Name 
shall  remain  under  the  sun  amongst  the  pos-^ter-^i- 
^ties  :  which  shall  be  blessed  through  him;*  and  all 
the  -heathen  ^ shall  ^ Upraise  ^him. 

18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  even  the  ^God 
^of  ^Israel  :  which  only  ~do-^eth  Svon-^drous 
^things : 

19  And  blessed  be  the  Name  of  his  Majesty  ^^for 


Day  14.  THE  PSALTER.  123 

^ever  :  and   all   the  earth    shall  be   filled    with    his 
Majesty.     ~A-^men,  ^^A-^men. 


Psalm  Ixxiii.     Quam  bonus  Israel  ! 

'T^RULY    God   is   loving  ^un-^to  ^Israel    :    even 
-^    unto  such  as  are  ^of  ^a  ^^ clean  ^ heart. 

2  Nevertheless,  my  feet  w^ere  ^al-^most  ^gone  : 
my  treadings  ^^had  '^w^ell-^nigh  ^slipt. 

3  And  why  I  I  was  grieved  ~at  ^the  ^wicked  :  I 
do  also  see  the  ungodly  in  -such  ^ pros- ^ per- ^i-^ty. 

4  For  they  are  in  no  -peril  ^of  ^ death  :  but  are 
^^lust-^y  ^and  *^  strong. 

5  They  come  in  no  misfortune  like  -oth-^er  ^folk  : 
neither  are  they  ^plagued  ^like  '^oth-^er  ^men. 

6  And  this  is  the  cause  that  they  are  so  -holden 
^with  '^ pride  :  and  over- -whelmed  ^with  ^cru-^el-^ty. 

7  Their  eyes  -swell  ^with  ^fatness  :  and  they  do 
^e-Ven  ^what  ^they  ^hist. 

8  They  corrupt  other,  and  speak  of  wicked  ~blas- 
^phe-^my  :  their  talking  is  a- -gainst  ^the  ^^Most 
^High. 

9  For  they  stretch  forth  their  mouth  un--to  ^the 
^heaven  :  and  their  tongue  -go-^eth  ^through  ^the 
^  world. 

10  Therefore  fall  the  people  ^un-^to  ^them  :  and 
thereout  suck  they  ~^no  ^ small  ^ ad- ^vantage. 

11  Tush,  say  they,  how  should  -God  ^per-^ceive 
it  :  is  there  knowledge  ~in  ^the  ^^Most  ^High  ? 

12  Lo,  these  are  the  ungodly,*  these  prosper  in  the 
world,*  and  these  have  riches  -in  ^pos-^ session  :  and 
I  said,  Then  have  I  cleansed  my  heart  in  vain,*  and 
w^ashed  mine  ^  hands  ^in  ''in-^no-^cency. 

13  All  the  day  long  have  ^I  ^been  ^punished  : 
and  chastened  ^eve-^ry  '^^morn-^ing. 


124  THE  PSALTER.  Day  14. 

14  Yea,  and  I  had  almost  said  ^even  ^as  ^they  : 
but  lo,  then  I  should  have  condemned  the  gener-^a- 
^tion  '^of  ^thj  ^children. 

15  Then  thought  I  to  under-^^stand  ^this  :  but  it 
^was  ^too  ^^hard  ^for  me  : 

16  Until  I  went  into  the  sanctu-~ary  ^of  ^God  : 
then  understood  I  the  '~^end  '*of  '^ these  ^men  : 

17  Namely,  how  thou  dost  set  them  in  -slipper- ^y 
^places  :  and  castest  them  down,  ^and  ^de-^stroy- 
^est  ^them. 

18  O  how  suddenly  do  ^they  ^con-'^sume  :  per- 
ish, and  -come  ^to  a  ^fear-^ful  ^end  ! 

19  Yea,  even  like  as  a  dream  when  -one  ^a-^wa- 
keth  :  so  shalt  thou  make  their  image  to  -van-^ish 
^out  ^of  the  ^city. 

20  Thus  my  -heart  ^was  ^grieved  :  and  it  went 
-e-^ven  '^through  ^my  "^ reins. 

21  So  foolish  was  I,  and  -ig-^no-^rant  :  even  as 
it  were  a  -beast  ^ be- "^^ fore  "^thee. 

22  Nevertheless,  I  am  ^alway  ^by  ^thee  :  for  thou 
hast  holden  me  ^by  ^my  ^^  right  ^hand. 

23  Thou  shalt  guide  me  -with  ^thy  ^counsel  : 
and  after  that  re--^ceive  ^me  '^with  ^ glory. 

24  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  -^but  '^thee  :  and 
there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  in  com-~par- 
^i-^son  ^of  ^thee. 

25  My  flesh  and  my  heart  -'fail-'eth  :  but  God 
is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  -and  ^my  ''portion  ^for 
^ever. 

26  For  lo,  they  that  forsake  -thee  ^ shall  ^perish  : 
thou  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  commit  forni-^ca- 
^tion  a- ^ Against  ^thee. 

27  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  hold  me  fast  by  God,* 
to  put  my  trust  in  the  ~^Lord  ^God  :  and  to  speak 
of  all  thy  works  in  the  gates  of  the  -^daugh-^ter  ^of 
^Sion. 


Day  14.  THE  PSALTER.  125 

Psalm  Ixxiv.      Ut  quid,  Deus  ? 

f\  GOD,  wherefore  art  thou  absent  from  us  '-'^so 
^"^^  ^long  :  why  is  thy  wrath  so  hot  against  the 
-^ sheep  ^of  ^thy  ^pasture  1 

2  O  think  upon  thy  ^con-^gre-^gation  :  whom 
thou  hast  purchased,  ~and  ^re-Meemed  ^of  ^old. 

3  Think  upon  the  tribe  of  thine  in-^her-^it- 
^ance  :  and  Mount  Sion,  where- ~^ in  ^thou  ^hast 
^  dwelt. 

4  Lift  up  thy  feet,*  that  thou  mayest  utterly  de- 
stroy every  ~en-^e-^my  :  which  hath  done  evil  ^in 
^thy  ^sanc-^tu-^ary. 

5  Thine  adversaries  roar  in  the  midst  of  thy  ~con- 
^gre-^gations  :  and  set  up  their  ^^ban-^ners  ^for 
^tokens. 

6  He  that  hewed  timber  afore  out  of  the  ^^  thick 
■*  trees  :  was  known  to  bring  it  to  an  ^^  ex- ^  eel- ^  lent 
Svork. 

7  But  now^  they  break  down  all  the  carved  -work 
^^ there- ^ of  :  with  -ax-^es  ^^and  ^hammers. 

8  They  have  set  fire  upon  thy  ^ho-^ly  ^places  : 
and  have  defiled  the  dwelling-place  of  thy  Name,* 
^e-^ven  ^un-^to  the  Aground. 

9  Yea,  they  said  in  their  hearts,  Let  us  make 
havoc  of  them  ^al-^to-^gether  :  thus  have  they 
burnt  up  all  the  houses  of  ^"^God  ^in  ^the  ^land. 

10  We  see  not  our  tokens ;  there  is  not  one 
^proph-^et  hiiore  :  no,  not  one  is  there  among  us, 
that  under- ^  stand- ^eth  ^a-^ny  ^more. 

11  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  adversary  ^do  ^this 
^dishonour  :  how  long  shall  the  enemy  blas-^pheme 
^thy  ^Name  1  ^for  ^ever  1 

12  Why  withd rawest  ^thou  ^thy  ^hand  :  why 
pluckest  thou  not  thy  right  hand  out  of  thy  bosom  to 
con-^sume  ^the  ^en-^e-^my  1 

13  For   God  is   my  ^King  ^of  ^old    :    the   help 


126  THE  PSALTER.  Day  14. 

that    is    done    upon    earth,    he    ^do-^eth    ^it   ^him- 
^self. 

14  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  ^through  ^thy 
^  power  :  thou  breakest  the  heads  of  the  ^drag-^ons 
^in  ^the  ^waters. 

15  Thou  smotest  the  heads  of  Leviathan  ^^in 
^pieces  :  and  gavest  him  to  be  meat  for  the  people 
^in  ^the  ^wil-^der-^ness. 

16  Thou  broughtest  out  fountains  and  waters  out 
of  the  ^^hard  ^  rocks  :  thou  driedst  ^^up  ^  might- ^y 
^waters. 

17  The  day  is  thine,  and  the  ^  night  ^is  ^  thine  : 
thou  hast  prepared  the  ^^light  ^and  ^the  ^sun. 

18  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  ^of  ^the  ^  earth  : 
thou  hast  ~^made  ^summer  ^and  ^winter. 

19  Remember  this,  O  Lord,  how  the  enemy  ^hath 
^re-^buked  :  and  how  the  foolish  people  hath  ^^blas- 
^phemed  ^thy  ^Name. 

20  O  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy  turtle-dove*  unto 
the  multitude  ~of  ^the  ^enemies  :  and  forget  not  the 
congregation  ~of  ^the  ^poor  ^for  ^ever. 

21  Look  upon  the  ^cov-^e-^nant  :  for  all  the 
earth  is  full  of  darkness,  and  ^cru-^el  ^hab-^i- Sta- 
tions. 

22  O  let  not  the  simple  go  a-^way  ^ a- ^shamed  : 
but  let  the  poor  and  needy  give  Upraise  ^un-^to  ^thy 
^Name. 

23  Arise,  O  God,  maintain  -thine  ^own  ^ cause  : 
remember  how  the  foolish  man  blas-^phe-^meth 
^Hhee  s  daily. 

24  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  ^en-^e-^mies  : 
the  presumption  of  them  that  hate  thee  increaseth 
^ev-^er  ^more  ^and  *^more. 


Day  15.  THE  PSALTER.  127 

THE  FIFTEENTH  DAY. 

ilTornlnoi  |3rai3er. 

Psalm  Ixxv.     Conjitehimur  tihi. 

TTNTO  thee,  O  God,  ~do  we  ^give  ^thanks  :  yea, 
^    unto  ~^thee  ^do  we  ^give  ^thanks. 

2  Thy  Name  also  ~is  ^so  ^nigh  :  and  that  do  thy 
^won-^drous  "*  works  ^de-^clare. 

3  When  I  receive  the  ~con-^gre-^gation  :  I  shall 
judge  ac-~cord-''^ing  ^un-^to  ^ right. 

4  The  earth  is  weak,  and  all  the  inhahiters 
"^ there- ^ of  :  I  bear  -up  ^the  ^pil-Mars  ^of  it. 

5  I  said  unto  the  fools,  Deal  ^not  ^so  ^ madly  : 
and  to  the  ungodly,  ~Set  ^not  ^up  ^your  *^horn. 

6  Set  not  up  your  ~horn  ^on  Miigh  :  and  speak 
not  -with  ^a  ^^ stiff  ^neck. 

7  For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the  east, 
nor  ^from  ^the  ^west  :  nor  ~^yet  ^from  ^the  ^  south. 

8  And  why?  ~God  ^is  the  ^Judge  :  he  putteth 
down  one,  and  ^set-^teth  *up  ^ an- ^ other. 

9  For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a  cup,  and 
the  ^wine  ^is  ^red  :  it  is  full  mixt,  and  he  ^pour- 
^eth  "^out  ^of  the  "^same. 

10  As  for  the  ^ dregs  ^  there- ^ of  :  all  the  ungodly 
of  the  earth  shall  drink  them,  ^^and  ^suck  ^them  ^out. 

11  But  I  will  talk  of  the  ^God  =^of  ^  Jacob  :  and 
"Upraise  ^him  ^for  ^ever. 

12  All  the  horns  of  the  ungodly  also  ^will  ^I 
^  break  :  and  the  horns  of  the  righteous  ~^ shall  ^be 
^ex-^alted. 

Psalm  Ixxvi.     Notus  in  JudcRa. 

TN  Jewry  is  ^^God  ^  known  :  his  Name  is  ^  great 
^in  ^Is-^ra-^el. 

2  At  Salem  is  his  ^tab-^er-^nacle  :  and  his 
^  dwell- ^ing  ^^in  ^Sion. 


128  THE  PSALTER.  Day  15. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  ^of  ^the  ^bow  :  the 
shield,  the  ^^ sword,  ^and  ^the  ^battle. 

4  Thou  art  of  more  ~ honour  ^and  ^  might  :  than 
the  2^ hills  ^of  ^the  ^robbers. 

5  The  proud  are  robbed,  they  have  ^ slept  ^  their 
^  sleep  :  and  all  the  men  whose  hands  were  mighty 
^^have  ^^ found  ^nothing. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  O  'God  =^ of  ^ Jacob  :  both  the 
^chariot  ^and  Miorse  ^are  ^fallen. 

7  Thou,  even  thou  art  ^to  ^be  ^feared  :  and  who 
may  stand  in  thy  sight  ^^when  ^thou  ^art  ^  angry  ? 

8  Thou  didst  cause  thy  judgment  to  be  ^ heard 
^from  Mieaven  :  the  earth  ^trem-^bled,  ^and  ^was 
« still: 

9  When  God  a- ^ rose  ^to  ^judgment  :  and  to  help 
^all  ^the  "^meek  up-^on  ^  earth. 

10  The  fierceness  of  man  shall  turn  ~to  ^thy 
Upraise  :  and  the  fierceness  of  them  ~^shalt  ^thou 
^re-^frain. 

11  Promise  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  and  keep  it,* 
all  ye  that  are  ^  round  ^a-^bout  him  :  bring  presents 
unto  him  that  ~^ ought  ^to  ^be  ^feared. 

12  He  shall  refrain  the  ^spirit  "^of  ^princes  :  and 
is  wonderful  among  the  ^^ kings  ^of  ^the  ^  earth. 

Psalm  Ixxvii.      Voce  mea  ad  Dominum. 

T  WILL   cry  unto   God  ^with  ^my  ^  voice  :  even 
unto  God  will  I  cry  with  my  voice,*  and  he  shall 
^heark-^en  ^un-^to  ^me. 

2  In  the  time  of  my  trouble  I  ^sought  ^the  ^Lord  : 
my  sore  ran,  and  ceased  not  in  the  night-season  ;*  my 
^soul  ^re-^fu-^sed  ^comfort. 

3  When  I  am  in  heaviness,  I  will  think  up-^^on 
^God  :  when  my  heart  is  vexed,  I  ~^will  ^^com- 
^  plain. 

4  Thou  boldest  mine  ^^eyes  ^waking  :  I  am  so 
feeble  '^that  ^I  ^  can- ^ not  ^ speak. 


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Day  15.  THE  PSALTER.  129 

5  I  have  considered  the  -days  ^of  '^old  :  and  the 
-'' years  ^that  ^are  ^'past. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  ~^my  ^song  :  and  in  the 
night  I  commune  with  mine  own  heart,*  and  -^search 
'^out  ^my  ^spirit. 

7  Will  the  Lord  absent  him- ^  self  ^  for  ^ever  :  and 
will  he  be  no  ^more  ^^  in- ''^  treat- ^ed  ? 

8  Is  his  meiK^y  clean  ^gone  ^for  '*ever  :  and  is 
his  promise  come  utterly  to  an  end  ^^for  ^ev-^er- 
^more  1 

9  Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  ^^gra-^'cious  :  and 
will  he  shut  up  his  loving-kindness  ^in  ^dis-^^pleas- 
^ure] 

10  And  I  said,  It  is  mine  ^own  ^in-^firmity  :  but 
I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand  ^of  ^the 
^^Most  ^Highest. 

11  I  will  remember  the  works  ^of  ^ the  ^ Lord  : 
and  call  to  mind  thy  ^won-^ders  ^of  ^old  ^time. 

12  I  will  think  also  of  ^all  ^thy  ^  works  :  and  my 
talking  shall  ^^be  ^of  ^thy  ^doings. 

13  Thy  way,  O  God,  is  ^^ho-My  :  who  is  so 
great  a  'God  =^as  ^^our  ^God  ] 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  'do-^est  ^wonders  : 
and  hast  declared  thy  'power  ^a-^mong  ^the  ^people. 

15  Thou  hast  mightily  de-'hvered  ^thy  ^people  : 
even  the  sons  of  'Ja-^cob  ^^and  ^Joseph. 

16  The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God,*  the  waters  saw 
thee,  and  'were  ^ a- Afraid  :  the  'depths  ^al-^so^were 
^troubled. 

17  The  clouds  poured  out  water,  the  '^air  ^thun- 
dered :  and  thine  'ar-^rows  ^went  ^  a- ^  broad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  heard  'round 
^a-^bout  :  the  lightnings  shone  upon  the  ground;* 
the  earth  was  moved,  '^and  ^  shook  ^with-^al. 

19  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,*  and  thy  paths  in  the 
'^  great  Svaters  :  and  thy  '  foot- ^  steps  ^are  ^not 
^  known. 

17 


130  THE  PSALTER.  Day  15. 

20   Thou  leddest  thy  people  ~^Uke  ^  sheep  :  by  the 
^hand  ^of  ^ Moses  ^and  ^ Aaron. 


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Psalm  Ixxviii.     Attendite,  popule. 

TIXEAR  my  law,   ^O  ^my  ^people  :  incline  your 
ears  unto  the  ~^  words  ^of  ^my  *^  mouth. 

2  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  ^par-^a-^ble  :  I  will  | 
declare  hard  ^sen-^ten-'^ces  ^of  ^old  :  " 

3  Which  we  have  ^ heard  ^and  ^  known  :  and 
such  as  our  ^^fa-^thers  ^have  ^told  us  : 

4  That  we  should  not  hide  them  from  the  chil- 
dren of  the  gener-^ations  ^to  '*come  :  but  to  show    I 
the  honour  of  the  Lord,*  his  mighty  and  wonderful 
works  ^^that  ^he  ^hath  ^done. 

5  He  made  a  covenant  with  Jacob,  and  gave  ^Isra- 
^el  a  ^law  :  which  he  commanded  our  forefathers  to 
^^ teach  ^^ their  ^children  : 

6  That  their  posterity  might  ^^know  ^it  :  and  the 
children  -which  ^were  ^yet  ^un-^born  : 

7  To  the  intent  that  when  ^they  ^came  ^up  : 
they  might  show  ~ their  ^chil-^dren  ^the  ^same  : 

8  That  they  might  put  their  ^trust  ^in  ^God  :  and 
not  to  forget  the  works  of  God,*  but  to  ^^keep  ^his 
^com-^mandments  : 

9  And  not  to  be  as  their  forefathers,*  a  faithless 
and  stubborn  ^gen-^er-'^ation  :  a  generation  that  set 
not  their  heart  aright,*  and  whose  spirit  cleaveth  not 
^stead-"fastly  Hin-^to  ^God  : 

10  Like  as  the  children  of  ~E-^phra-^im  :  who 
being  harnessed,  and  carrying  bows,*  turned  them- 
selves back  ^in  ^the  ^day  ^of  '^battle. 

11  They  kept  not  the  covenant  ~^of  ^God  :  and 
would  not  ^^  walk  Mn  ^  his  ^  law  : 


Day  15.  THE  PSALTER.  131 

12  But  forgat  what  ^he  ^had  ^done  :  and  the 
wonderful  works  that  ^he  ^had  '^show-^ed  ^for  them. 

13  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight  of  our 
forefathers,*  in  the  -land  ^of  "* Egypt  :  even  in  the 
-Afield  ^^of^Zoan. 

14  He  divided  the  sea,  and  let  them  ~^go  ^through  : 
he  made  the  waters  to  ^"^ stand  ^on  ^an  ^heap. 

15  In  the  day-time  also  he  led  them  ^with  ^a 
'^  cloud  :  and  all  the  night  through  ^with  ^a  "*  light 
^of  ^iire. 

16  He  clave  the  hard  rocks  in  the  ^wil-^der- 
^ness  :  and  gave  them  drink  thereof,*  as  it  had  been 
2  out  =*of  ^the  ^  great  ^  depth. 

17  He  brought  waters  out  of  the  ^sto-*^ny  ^rock  : 
so  that  it  gushed  ^^out  Mike  ^the  ^rivers. 

18  Yet  for  all  this  they  sinned  ^more  ^ a- Against 
him  :  and  provoked  the  Most  Highest  ^in  ^the  ^wil- 
^der-^ness. 

19  They  tempted  God  ^in  ^ their  ^hearts  :  and 
required  ~^meat  ''for  ^ their  ^lust. 

20  They  spake  against  God  ~al-^so,  ^saying  : 
Shall  God  prepare  a  table  ~in  ^the  ^wil-^der-^ness  ? 

21  He  smote  the  stony  rock  indeed,*  that  the  wa- 
ter gushed  out,  and  the  streams  -flowed  ^with-^al  : 
but  can  he  give  bread  also,  or  provide  -^  flesh  ^for 
^his  ^people  ? 

22  When  the  Lord  heard  this,  -he  ^was  ^ wroth  : 
so  the  fire  was  kindled  in  Jacob,*  and  there  came  up 
heavy  dis-~ pleas- ^ure  a- ^ Against  ^Israel : 

23  Because  they  believed  ^not  ^in  ^God  :  and  put 
not  their  -^trust  ^in  ^his  ^help. 

24  So  he  commanded  the  -clouds  ^a-M)ove  :  and 
opened  the  ^^ doors  ^^of  ^heaven. 

25  He  rained  down  manna  also  upon  them  ^for 
^to  '*eat  :   and  -gave  ^them  ^food  ^from  ^heaven. 

26  So  man  did  eat  ^ an- ^ gels'  ^food  :  for  he  ^sent 
^them  '^meat  ^e-^nough. 


132  THE  PSALTEU.  Day  15. 

27  He  caused  the  east-wind  to  blow  ^im-^der 
'^  heaven  :  and  through  his  power  he  brought  ~in  ^the 
^  south-  ^  west-  ^  wind. 

28  He  rained  flesh  upon  them  as  -thick  '^as  ^dust  : 
and  feathered  fowls*  like  as  the  ~^sand  ^of  ^the  ^sea. 

29  He  let  it  fall  a-^mong  ^ their  ^ tents  :  even 
round  a- ~  bout  "^  their  Miab-^i-^tation. 

30  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled  ;*  for  he 
gave  them  their  ^own  ^de-^sire  :  they  were  not  dis- 
ap- -point- ^ed  ^of  ^ their  ^lust. 

31  But  while  the  meat  was  yet  in  their  mouths,* 
the  heavy  wrath  of  God  came  upon  them,*  and  slew 
the  ^  wealth- ^iest  ^of  them  :  yea,  and  smote  down  the 
chosen  -men  ^that  ^were  ^in  ^Israel. 

32  But  for  all  this  they  sinned  ^^yet  ^more  :  and 
believed  ~not  ^his  Hvon-^drous  ^  works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he  con-~sume  ^in 
"^  vanity  :   and  their  ^^ years  ^^in  *^  trouble. 

34  When  he  slew  them,  they  -^sought  ^him  :  and 
turned  them  early,  and  in- ~  qui- ^  red  ^af-^ter  ^God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  ^was  ^  their 
^strength  :  and  that  the  high  -God  ^was  ^ their  ^re- 
^deemer. 

36  Nevertheless,  they  did  but  flatter  him  -with 
^ their  ^ mouth  :  and  dissembled  -with  ^him  ^in  ^ their 
^tongue. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  ^  whole  ^with  ^him  : 
neither  continued  they  ^stead-^fast  ''in  '^his  ^cove- 
nant. 

38  But  he  was  so  merciful,*  that  he  forgave  their 
^^ mis- ^  deeds  :  and  de--stroy-^ed  '^^them  ^not. 

39  Yea,  many  a  time  turned  he  his  -wrath  ^a- 
^way  :  and  would  not  sufler  his  whole  dis-^pleas- 
^ure  ^to  ^a-^rise. 

40  For  he  considered  that  they  -were  ^but  ^flesh  : 
and  that  they  were  even  a  wind  that  passeth  away,* 
and  ^  com-  ^  eth  ^  not  ^  a-  ^  gain. 


Day  15.  THE  PSALTER.  133 

41  Many  a  time  did  they  provoke  him  in  the 
^wil-^der-^ness  :  and  -grieved  '^him  Mn  ^the  ^desert, 

42  They  turned  back,  and  ~  tempt- ^ed  ^God  :  and 
moved  the  '~Ho-'^ly  ^One  ^in  ^Israel. 

43  They  thought  not  -of  ^his  ''hand  :  and  of  the 
day  when  he  dehvered  them  from  the  ^^hand  ^of 
^the  ^  enemy  : 

44  How  he  had  wrought  his  miracles  -"^in  ^E- 
gypt  :   and  his  wonders  ~in  ^the  Afield  ^of  ^Zoan. 

45  He  turned  their  waters  ^in-^to  ^  blood  :  so  that 
they  might  not  ^^ drink  ^of  ^the  ^rivers. 

46  He  sent  lice  among  them,  and  de-~voured 
^them  ^up  :  and  -frogs  ^to  de-^^stroy  ^them. 

47  He  gave  their  fruit  unto  the  -  cat- ^er-'*  pillar  : 
and  their  labour  -^un-^to  ^the  ^grasshopper. 

48  He  destroyed  their  -vines  ^with  ^hailstones  : 
and  their  -mul-^  berry- ^  trees  ^with  the  ^ frost. 

49  He  smote  their  cattle  ^also  ^witli  ^hailstones  : 
and  their  -^flocks  '^with  ^hot  ^thunderbolts. 

50  He  cast  upon  them  the  furiousness  of  his 
wrath,*  anger,  displeasure,  ~^and  ^trouble  :  and  sent 
evil  ^  an- ^  gels  a-^^mong  ^them, 

51  He  made  a  way  to  his  indignation,*  and  spared 
not  their  ^soul  ^from  ^ death  :  but  gave  their  life  over 
^to  ^the  '^pes-^ti-^lence  : 

52  And  smote  all  the  -  first- ^  born  in  ^  Egypt  :  the 
most  principal  and  mightiest  ~in  ^the  '^dwellings  ^of 
^Ham. 

53  But  as  for  his  own  people,  he  led  them  -forth 
^like  '* sheep  :  and  carried  them  in  the  ^ wilder- ^ness 
Mike -^  a  6  flock. 

54  He  brought  them  out  safely,  that  they  ^should 
^not  ^fear  :  and  overwhelmed  their  ^ene-^mies  ^with 
^the  ^sea. 

55  And  broudit  them  within  the  borders  of  his 
^sanc-^tu-^ary  :  even  to  his  mountain,  which  he 
purchased  ^with  ^his  ^^  right  ^hand. 


334  THE  PSALTER.  Day  15. 

56  He  cast  out  the  heathen  ^also  ^ be- ^  fore  them  : 
caused  their  land  to  be  divided  among  them  for  an 
heritage,*  and  made  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  ~^  dwell  ^in 
^  their  ^  tents. 

57  So  they  tempted  and  displeased  the  most 
^^high  ^God   :   and  kept  ~not  ^his  '^tes-^'ti-^  monies  : 

58  But  turned  their  backs,*  and  fell  away  like 
their  ^fore-^fa-'^thers  :  starting  a- ^  side  ^like  a  '*bro- 
^ken  ^bow. 

59  For  they  grieved  him  with  ^ their  ^ hill- ^altars  : 
and  provoked  him  to  dis-^ pleas- ^ure  ^with  ^ their 
^images. 

60  When  God  heard  this,  ^he  ^was  ^  wroth  :  and 
took  ~sore  ^dis-^ pleasure  ^at  ^Israel : 

61  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  ^^in  ^Silo  : 
even  the  tent  that  he  had  -pitched  ^a-^^mong 
^men. 

62  He  delivered  their  power  in-^to  ^cap-^tivity  : 
and  their  beauty  in-~to  ^the  ^ene-^my's  ^hand. 

63  He  gave  his  people  over  also  un-~to  ^the 
^sword  :  and  was  ^ wroth  ^with  Miis  ^in-^heritance. 

64  The  fire  consumed  ~their  ^young  ^men  :  and 
their  maidens  ^were  ^not  '^ given  ^to  ^marriage. 

65  Their  priests  were  slain  ^with  ^the  ^ sword  : 
and  there  were  no  widows  to  ^^make  ^ lam- ^ en- Sta- 
tion. 

66  So  the  Lord  awaked  as  ~one  ^out  of  ^ sleep  : 
and  like  a  ^ giant  ^ re-'* freshed  ^with  ^wine. 

67  He  smote  his  enemies  in  the  ~hind-^er  ^parts  : 
and  put  them  ~to  a  ^per-^pet-^ual  ^ shame. 

68  He  refused  the  tabernacle  of  ^^Jo-^seph  :  and 
chose  ^not  ^the  ^  tribe  "^of  ^Ephraim  : 

69  But  chose  the  -tribe  ^of  ^Judah  :  even  the  hill 
of  ^Si-^on  ^  which  ^he  ^ loved. 

70  And  there  he  built  his  temple  ^^on  ^high  :  and 
laid  the  foundation  of  it  like  the  ground  which  he 
^^ hath  ^  made  ^  con- ^tinually. 


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Day  16.  THE  PSALTER.  135 

71  He  chose  David  also  his  ~^ser-^vant  :  and 
took  him  a-~way  ^froni  the  ^ ^ sheep- ^ folds  : 

72  As  he  was  following  the  ewes  great  with 
young  ones  ~lie  ^took  ^him  :  that  he  might  feed 
Jacob  his  people,  and  '-'Isra-^el  ^his  ^in-^herit- 
ance. 

73  So  he  fed  them  with  a  faithful  and  ^^tme 
^ heart  :  and  ruled  them  prudently  ~^witli  ^all  ^liis 
^power. 


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THE  SIXTEENTH  DAY. 

iEtlorning  IJrager. 

Psalm  Ixxix.     Deus,  venerunt. 

GOD,  the  heathen  are  come  into  ^ thine  ^in- 
Mieritance  :  thy  holy  temple  have  they  defiled,* 
and  made  Jerusalem  an  ^^heap  ^^of  ^stones. 

2  The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have  they 
given  to  be  meat  unto  the  fowls  ~of  ^the  '^air  :  and 
the  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  ^^ beasts  ^of  ^the 
^and. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed  hke  water  on  every 
side  ^of  ^Je-^rusalem  :  and  there  was  ^no  ^man  to 
^bur-^y  *^them. 

4  We  are  become  an  open  shame  to  our  ^en-^e- 
^mies  :  a  very  scorn  and  derision  unto  them  ^that 
^are  ^  round  ^a-^bout  us. 

5  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  be  ^^an-^gry  :  shall 
thy  jealousy  ^burn  ^like  ^fire  ^for  ^ever  I 

6  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon  the  heathen 
that  have  ^not  ^ known  '^thee  :  and  upon  the  king- 
doms that  have  not  -called  ^up-^on  -^thy  ^Name. 

7  For  they  have  de-^vour-^ed  ^  Jacob  :  and  laid 
^  waste  ^his  ^  dwell- ^ing-*^ place. 

8  O  remember  not  our  old  sins,*  but  have  mercy 


136  THE  PSALTER.  Day  16. 

upon   us,  and   ~^that  ^soon   :    for  we  are   come   to 
^^ great  "^mis-^er-^y. 

9  Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,*  for  the  glory 
^of  ^thy  ^Nanie  :  O  deliver  us,  and  be  merciful  unto 
our  sins,  -for  ^thy  ^^ Name's  ^sake. 

10  Wherefore  do  the  ^hea-'^then  ^say  :  Where  is 
^^now^^their^God? 

11  O  let  the  vengeance  of  thy  servants'  blood 
^that  ^is  ^shed  :  be  openly  showed  upon  the  ^hea- 
^then,  ^in  ^our  *^ sight. 

12  O  let  the  sorrowful  sighing  of  the  prisoners 
-come  ^ be- ^ fore  thee  :  according  to  the  greatness  of 
thy  power,*  preserve  thou  those  that  are  ap--^point- 
^ed  ^to  ^die. 

13  And  for  the  blasphemy  wherewith  our  neigh- 
bours have  blas-~phe-^med  ^thee  :  reward  thou 
them,  O  Lord,  seven-fold  ~^in-^to  ^ their  ^  bosom. 

14  So  we,  that  are  thy  people,*  and  sheep  of  thy 
pasture,  shall  give  thee  ^thanks  ^for  ^ever  :  and  will 
alway  be  showing  forth  thy  praise  from  gener-^ation 


Psalm  Ixxx.      Qui  regis  Israel. 

XTEAR,    O   thou   Shepherd   of  Israel,*   thou   that 
leadest  Joseph  ^like  ^a  ^  sheep  :  show  thyself 
also,  thou  that  sittest  up-^on  ^the  ^Cher-^u-^bim. 

2  Before  Ephraim,  Benjamin,  and  Ma-^^nas- 
^ses  :  stir  up  thy  strength,  and  ~conie,  ^and  ^^help 
^us. 

3  Turn  us  again,  ^^O  '^God  :  show  the  light  of 
thy  countenance,  and  -^we  ^ shall  ^be  ^  whole. 

4  O  Lord  ^God  ^of  ^ hosts  :  how  long  wilt  thou 
be  angry  with  thy  ^peo-^ple  that  ^^pray-^eth  ? 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the  -bread  ^of  "* tears  : 
and  givest  them  plenteous- ^ness  ^ of  ^  tears  ^to  ^ drink. 

6  Thou  hast  made  us  a  very  strife  un-~to  ^our 
^neighbours  :  and  our  enemies  -^ laugh  ^us  ""to  ^ scorn. 


Day  16.  THE  PSALTER.  137 

7  Turn  ns  again,  thou  ~God  ^of  ^  hosts  :  show 
the  Hght  of  thy  countenance,  ^and  ^we  "* shall  ^be 
^  whole. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  ^out  ^of  ^  Egypt  : 
thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen,  ^^and  ^plant- 
•^ed  ^it. 

9  Thou  madest  -room  ^for  ^it  :  and  when  it  had 
taken  "root,  Mt  ^filled  ^the  ^land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the  ^shadow  ^of 
^it  :  and  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  the  ~good-^ly 
^ce-^dar-^  trees. 

11  She  stretched  out  her  branches  un-^to  ^the 
^sea  :  and  her  ^boughs  ^un-'^to  ^the  ^ river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  ^down  ^her 
^  hedge  :  that  all  they  that  go  by  ~^ pluck  ^off  ^her 
^grapes  ? 

13  The  wild  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  ~root  ^it 
^up  :  and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  Afield  ^de-^^vour  ^it. 

14  Turn  thee  again,  thou  God  of  hosts,*  look 
-down  ^from  "^ heaven  :  behold,  ^^and  ^ visit  ^this 
^"vine  : 

15  And  the  place  of  the  vineyard  that  thy  right 
^hand  ^hath  ^planted  :  and  the  branch  that  thou 
madest  so  -^strong  ^for  ^ thy- ^ self. 

16  It  is  burnt  with  fire,  ^and  ^cut  ^down  :  and 
ihey  shall  perish  at  the  rebuke  ^of  ^thy  ^coun-^te- 
^nance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  -thy  ^ right 
Miand  :  and  upon  the  son  of  man,*  whom  thou 
madest  so  -strong  ^for  ^ thine  ^own  ^self. 

18  And  so  will  not  we  go  ^back  ^from  ^thee  ;  O 
let  us  live,  and  we  shall  ^call  ^up-^on  ^thy  ^Name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  ^God  ^of  ^ hosts  : 
show  the  light  of  thy  countenance,  ^^and  ^we  ^  shall 
be  Svhole. 

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138  THE  PSALTER.  Day  16. 

Psalm  Ixxxi.     Exultate  Deo. 

^ING  we  merrily  unto  ^God  ^our  ^strength  :  make 
^^  a  cheerful  noise  un-~to  ^tlie  ^God  ^of  ^  Jacob. 

2  Take  the  psalm,  bring  ^hither  ^the  ^tabret  :  the 
merry  ^^harp  ^with  ^the  ^lute. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  ~^new-^moon  : 
even  in  the  time  appointed,  and  up-~on  ^our  ^sol- 
^emn  ^feast-day. 

4  For  this  was  made  a  statute  for  ~Is-^ra-^el  : 
and  a  ~law  ^of  the  ^God  ^of  ^ Jacob. 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for  a  ~tes-^ti-^mo- 
ny  :  when  he  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,*  and 
had  -heard  ^a  ^^ strange  ^language. 

6  I  eased  his  shoulder  ^from  ^the  ^burden  :  and 
his  hands  were  delivered  ^^from  ^making  ^the  ^pots. 

7  Thou  calledst  upon  me  in  troubles,  and  I  de- 
~  liver- ^ed  '*thee  :  and  heard  thee  what  time  as  the 
^^  storm  '^fell  ^up-^on  thee. 

8  I  proved  thee  ^^al-^so  :  at  the  ^^wa-^ters  ^of 
^strife. 

9  Hear,  O  my  people  ;  and  I  will  assure  thee, 
^^O  ^Israel  :  if  thou  wilt  ~heark-^en  ^un-^to  ^me  : 

10  There  shall  no  strange  god  ~be  ^in  ^thee  : 
neither  shalt  thou  worship  ^a-^ny  ^oth-^er  ^god. 

11  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,*  who  brought  thee 
out  of  the  ^land  '^of  ^  Egypt  :  open  thy  mouth  wide, 
2=^and^I"^shall«fillit. 

12  But  my  people  w^ould  not  ^hear  ^my  ^  voice  : 
and  Israel  w^ould  ~not  ^o-^^bey  ^me  : 

13  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  ~own  ^hearts' 
^ lusts  :  and  let  them  follow  their  ^own  ^im-^ a- ^gin- 
cations. 

14  Oh  that  my  people  would  have  hearkened 
^un-^to  ^me  :  for  if  Israel  had  ^walk-^ed  Mn  ^my 
^  ways  : 

15  I  should  soon  have  put  ^down  ^  their  ^ene- 


Day  16.  THE  PSALTER.  139 

mies   :    and   turned  my  hand  a- Against  ^ their  ^ad- 
^ver-^saries. 

16  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have  been 
-■"^ found  Miars  :  but  then*  time  should  have  en-^^du- 
■^red  ^for  ^ever. 

17  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with  the  finest 
^^ wheat-'* flour  :  and  with  honey  out  of  the  stony 
rock  should  I  have  ^sat-^is-'^^fied  ^'thee. 


G' 


Psalm  Ixxxii.     Deus  stetit. 

,0D  standeth  in  the  congregation  of  ^^prin-^ces  : 
he  is  a  -^  Judge  ^a-^^mong  ^gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  give  ^^ wrong  ^judgment  : 
and  accept  the  persons  of  ^the  ^un-^^god-^ly  1 

3  Defend  the  poor  and  ^fa-^ther-^less  :  see  that 
such  as  are  in  need  and  ne- ~ces-^  si- "^  ty  ^  have  ^  right, 

4  Deliver  the  outcast  ~^and  ^poor  :  save  them 
from  the  '^hand  ^of  ^the  ^un-^ godly. 

5  They  will  not  be  learned,  nor  understand,*  but 
walk  on  ^ still  ^in  ^darkness  :  all  the  foundations  of 
the  -earth  ^are  ^out  ^of  ^course. 

6  I  have  said,  ~Ye  ^are  ^gods  :  and  ye  are  all  the 
children  ~of  ^he  ^^Most  ^Highest. 

7  But  ye  shall  ^die  ^like  ^men  :  and  fall  like  ^"^one 
*of  ^the  ^princes. 

8  Arise,  O  God,  and  judge  ~thou  ^the  ^earth  :  for 
thou  shalt  take  all  heathen  to  ^ thine  ^in-^her-^it- 


^  ance. 


Psalm  Ixxxiii.     Deus,  quis  similis  ? 

TJTOLD  not  thy  tongue,  O  God,  keep  not  still  ^^si- 
Mence  :   refrain  not  thy- ~^ self,  ^^O  ^God. 
2  For  lo,  thine  enemies  ^make  ^a  ^murmuring 
and  they  that  hate  thee  have  ^^lift  ^up  ^  their  ^head. 


140  THE  PSALTER.  Day  16. 

3  Thej  have  imagined  craftily  a- Against  ^tby 
^people  :  and  taken  counsel  a- against  '^thy  ^se-^cret 
^ones. 

4  They  have  said,  Come,  and  let  us  root  them 
out,*  that  they  be  no  ~more  ^a  ^people  :  and  that  the 
name  of  Israel  may  be  ~no  "^more  ^in  ^re-*^mem- 
^brance. 

5  For  they  have  cast  their  heads  together  with 
^one  "^ con- '^ sent  :  and  are  con- ^federate  ^ a- '^ Against 
^thee  : 

6  The  tabernacles  of  the  Edomites,  and  the 
~Ish-^mael-Mtes  :  the  Moabites,  ^^and  ^Ha-^ga- 
^renes  : 

7  Gebal,  and  Amnion,  and  ^Am-^a-^lek  :  the 
Philistines,  with  "them  ^that  ^ dwell  ^at  *^Tyre. 

8  Assnr  also  is  "joined  ^with  ^them  :  and  have 
holpen  the  ~^chil-'*dren  ^of  ^Lot. 

9  But  do  thou  to  them  as  mito  the  ^Mid-^ian- 
^ites  :  unto  Sisera,  and  unto  Jabin  ^at  ^the  ^  brook 
^of  ^Kison  : 

10  Who  perished  at  -"^En-^dor  :  and  became  as 
the  "•'^dunor  ^Qf  5^^^^  ^" earth. 

11  Make  them  and  their  princes  like  ~Oreb  ^and 
^Zeb  :  yea,  make  all  their  princes  like  as  "Ze-^ba 
*and  ^Sal-^mana  : 

12  Who  say.  Let  us  take  to  "^ our- ^selves  :  the 
houses  of  ~^God  ^in  ^pos- ^session. 

13  O  my  God,  make  them  like  un-"to  ^a  ^ wheel  : 
and  as  the  "stubble  ^ be- ^ fore  ^the  ^wind  : 

14  Like  as  the  fire  that  burneth  "up  ^the  Svood  : 
and  as  the  flame  that  con-"^su-^meth  ^the  ^moun- 
tains. 

15  Persecute  them  even  so  "with  ^thy  ^tempest  : 
and  make  them  a- "Afraid  ^with  ^thy  ^ storm. 

16  Make  their  faces  ashamed,  ^^O  ^  Lord  :  that 
they  may  "^seek  ^^thy  ^Name. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and  vexed  ever  ^more 


Day  16.  THE  PSALTER.  141 

^and  hnore    :    let   them   be   put   to   ~^  shame,   ^^arid 
^perish. 

18  And  they  shall  know  that  thou,  whose  Name 
is  Je-^^ho-^vah  :  art  only  the  Most  Highest  ^o-^ver 
^all  Uhe  *^  earth. 

Psalm  Ixxxiv.     Quam  dilecta  ! 

f\    HOW    amiable    -are    "thy   dwellings    :    thou 
^^  ^^LoRD  ^^of  ^hosts! 

2  My  soul  hath  a  desire  and  longing  to  enter  into 
the  ^courts  ^of  the  ^Lord  :  my  heart  and  my  flesh 
re-~joice  ^in  the  ''liv-^ing  ^God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house,*  and 
the  swallow  a  nest,  where  she  may  ~lay  ^her  ^ young  : 
even  thy  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts,*  my  ~^King  ^and 
^my  ^"God. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  ^  dwell  in  ^thy  Miouse  : 
they  will  be  ~al-^way  ^prais-^ing  ^thee. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  ^is  ^in  '^thee  : 
in  whose  ^^ heart  ^are  ^thy  ^ways. 

6  Who  going  through  the  vale  of  misery  use  it 
2 for  ^a  Svell  :  and  the  'Spools  ^are  ^filled  ^with 
^  water. 

7  They  will  go  from  ^strength  ^to  ^strength  :  and 
unto  the  God  of  gods  appeareth  every  ~one  ^of  ^them 
^in  ^Sion. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  ^hear  ^my  Sprayer  : 
hearken,  -"^O  ^God  ^of  « Jacob. 

9  Behold,  O  God  ~our  ^de-^ fender  :  and  look 
upon  the  ^face  ^of  ^  thine  ^A-^nointed. 

10  For  one  day  in  ~^thy  ^courts  :  is  ~bet-^ter 
^than  ^a  ^thousand. 

Ill  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the  house  ~of 
^my  ^God  :  than  to  dwell  in  the  ~^ tents  ^of  ^un- 
"^  godliness. 

12  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  ^ light  ^and  de-^  fence  : 
the  Lord  will  give  grace  and  worship  ;  and  no  good 


142  THE  PSALTER.  Day  16. 

tiling  shall  he  withhold  from  them  that  -live  ^a  ^god- 
'\y  Mife. 

13  O  Lord  ^God  '^of  Miosts  :  blessed  is  the  man 
that  putteth  his  ^^ trust  ^"^in  ^thee. 

Psalm  Ixxxv.     Benedixisti,  Domine. 

T  ORD,  thou  art  become  gracious  un-^to  ^thy 
"^  ^land  :  thou  hast  turned  away  the  cap-^tiv-^i- 
^ty  ^of  ^Jacob. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  offence  ^of  ^thy  ^peo- 
ple :  and  ^  cover- ^ed  ^all  ^ their  ^sins. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  ~thy  ^dis-^ pleasure  : 
and  turned  thyself  from  thy  ^ wrath- ^ful  ^in-^dig- 
^  nation. 

4  Turn  us  then,  O  ^God  ^our  ^Saviour  :  and  let 
thine  ^an-^ger  ^  cease  ^from  ^us. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  displeased  at  us  ~^for  ^ever  :  and 
wilt  thou  stretch  out  thy  wrath  from  one  gener-^a- 
^tion  ^to  ^  an- ^  other  I 

6  Wilt  thou  not  turn  again,  and  ^ quick- "^ en  ^us  : 
that  thy  people  may  re-^^joice  ^^in  ^thee  1 

7  Show  us  thy  mercy,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  and  ^grant 
"us  ^thy  ^sal-ovation. 

8  I  will  hearken  what  the  Lord  God  will  say  con- 
^cern-^ing  ^me  :  for  he  shall  speak  peace  unto  his 
people,  and  to  his  saints,*  that  they  ~^turn  ^not  ^a- 
Ogain. 

9  For  his  salvation  is  nigh  ^them  ^  that  ^  fear  him  : 
that  glory  may  ~^ dwell  ^in  ^our  ^land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  ~met  ^to-^gether  :  right- 
eousness and  peace  ^^have  ^kissed  ^each  ^ other. 

11  Truth  shall  flourish  out  ~of  "the  ^ earth  :  and 
righteousness  hath  ~look-^ed  ^down  ^from  ^ heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  show  ^lov-^ing-^ kind- 
ness :  and  our  -land  ^ shall  ^give  ^her  ^ increase. 

13  Righteousness  shall  ^go  ^  be- ^  fore  him  :  and 
he  shall  direct  his  ^go-^ing  ^in  ^the  ^way. 


Day  17.  THE  PSALTER.  143 


THE  SEVENTEENTH  DAY. 

iKorniug  JJra^^r. 

Psalm  Ixxxvi.     Inclina,  Domine. 
OW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  ^^hear  *me  : 


B 


for  I  am  poor,  ~and  ^in  ^mis-^er-^y. 

2  Preserve  thou  my  soul,  for  ~I  ^am  '^holy  :  my 
God,  save  thy  servant  that  putteth  his  ^^  trust  ^^in 
^thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  for  I  will  call 
~dai-^Iy  up-^^on  ^thee. 

4  Comfort  the  soul  ^of  ^thy  ^servant  :  for  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  ^do  I  ^lift  ^up  ^my  ^soul. 

5  For  thou,  Lord,  art  ^good  ^and  ^gracious  :  and 
of  great  mercy  unto  all  -them  ^that  ^call  ^up-^on 
thee. 

6  Give  ear.  Lord,  un-^to  ^my  'Sprayer  :  and  pon- 
der the  voice  ^of  ^my  ^humble  ^de-^ sires. 

7  In  the  time  of  my  trouble  I  will  ^call  ^up-^on 
thee  :  for  ~^ thou  ^ hear- ^ est  ^ me. 

8  Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like  unto  ~thee, 
^O  ^Lord  :  there  is  not  one  that  can  ~do  ^as  ^^thou 
^doest. 

9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come 
and  worship  ^thee,  ^O  ^Lord  :  and  shall  ^glo-^ri-^fy 
^thy  ^Name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  ^won-^drous 
*  things  :  thou  art  ^^God  ^^a-^lone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord,*  and  I  will  w^alk 
^in  ^thy  '^  truth  ;  O  knit  my  heart  unto  thee,  that  ^I 
^may  "^fear  ^thy  ^Name, 

12  I  will  thank  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  with  ^all 
^ my ''heart  :  and  will  praise  thy  ^Name  ^ for '* ev- ^ er- 
®more. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  to-^^ward '*me  :  and 


144  THE  PSALTER.  Day  17. 

thou    hast   delivered   my  soul    ^from    ^the  ^nether- 
^most  ^hell. 

14  O  God,  the  proud  are  -risen  ^ a- Against  me  : 
and  the  congregations  of  naughty  men  have  sought 
after  my  soul,*  and  have  not  set  ^thee  ^  be- ^  fore  ^  their 
^eyes. 

15  But  thou,  O  Lord  God,  art  full  of  compassion 
and  ^^mer-^cy  :  long-suffering,  plenteous  in  ~^good- 
^ness  ^and  *^  truth. 

16  O  turn  thee  then  unto  me,  and  have  mercy 
up-^'^on  '^me  :  give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant, 
and  help  the  ^^son  *of  ^ thine  '^handmaid. 

17  Show  some  token  upon  me  for  good  ;*  that  they 
who  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  ~be  ^ a- ^shamed  :  be- 
cause thou.  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  ^^com-^fort- 
^ed  ^me. 

Psalm  Ixxxvii.     Fimdamenta  ejus. 

XXER  foundations  are  upon  the  ~ho-^ly  ^hills  :  the 
Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Sion  more  than  -all 
^the  ''dwellings  ^of  ^ Jacob. 

2  Very  excellent  things  are  -spoken  ^of  ^thee  : 
thou  ~^cit-\y  ^^of  ^God. 

3  I  will  think  upon  Rahab  and  ^ Bab- ^y-^ Ion  : 
with  -them  ^that  ^^know  ^me. 

4  Behold  ye  the  Philistines  -^al-^so  :  and  they 
of  Tyre,  with  the  Morians  ;*  lo,  -^there  ^was  ^he 
^born. 

5  And  of  Sion  it  shall  be  reported  that  he  w^as 
-born  ^in  Mier  :  and  the  Most  -High  ^ shall  ^stab- 
^hsh  ^her. 

6  The  Lord  shall  rehearse  it,  when  he  writeth 
-up  ^the  ^people   :   that  ~he  ^was  ^^born  ^ there. 

7  The  sing^ers  also  and  trumpeters  shall  -he  "^re- 
^ hearse  :  All  my  fresh  ^springs  ^ shall  ^be  ^in  ^thee. 


Day  17.  THE  PSALTER.  145 

Psalm  Ixxxviii.     Domine,  Deus. 

f^  LORD  God  of  my  salvation,*  I  have  cried  day 
^^^  and  night  be- ^^  fore  ^thee  :  O  let  my  prayer 
enter  into  thy  presence,*  incline  thine  ^ear  ^un-^to 
^my  ^calling  : 

2  For  my  soul  is  -fall  ^of  ^trouble  :  and  my  life 
draweth  ^'^nigh  ^un-^to  *^hell. 

3  I  am  counted  as  one  of  them  that  go  down 
in-~to  ^the  ''pit  :  and  I  have  been  even  as  a  ^man 
^that  Miath  ^no  ^strength. 

4  Free  among  the  dead,*  like  unto  them  that  are 
wounded,  and  lie  ^in  ^the  ^ grave  :  who  are  out  of 
remembrance,  and  are  cut  a-^^way  ''from  ^thy  ^hand. 

5  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  ^ low- ^  est  ^pit  :  in  a 
place  of  darkness,  ^^and  ^in  ^the  ^deep. 

6  Thine  indignation  lieth  ^hard  ^up-^on  me  :  and 
thou  hast  vexed  me  with  ~^all  ^^thy  ^storms. 

7  Thou  hast  put  away  mine  acquaintance  ^far 
^from  ^me  :  and  made  me  to  ~be  ^ab-^'hor-^red  ^of 
them. 

8  I  am  so  ^fast  ^in  ^prison  :  that  I  ^^can-^not 
^get  *^ forth. 

9  My  sight  faileth  for  ^ver-^y  ^trouble  :  Lord,  I 
have  called  daily  upon  thee,*  I  have  stretched  forth 
my  ^^ hands  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

10  Dost  thou  show  wonders  a-~mong  ^the  "^dead  : 
>Dr  shall  the  dead  rise  ^up  ^a-^gain,  ^and  Upraise  thee  ? 

11  Shall  thy  loving-kindness  be  showed  ~in  ^the 
^ grave  :  or  thy  faithfulness  ^in  ^de-^^struc-^tion  ? 

12  Shall  thy  wondrous  works  be  ^ known  ^in  the 
^dark  :  and  thy  righteousness  in  the  land  where  ^all 
^things  ''are  ^ for- ^gotten  ? 

13  Unto  thee  have  I  cried,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  and  early 
shall  my  ^ Sprayer  ^come  ^ be- ^ fore  thee. 

14  Lord,  why  abhorrest  ^thou  ^my  ^soul  :  and 
hidest  ^thou  ^thy  ^face  ^from  ^me  l 

19 


146  THE  PSALTER.  Day  17. 

15  I  am  in  misery,*  and  like  unto  him  that  is  at 
the  ^ point  "^to  ^die  :  even  from  my  youth  up  thy 
terrors  have  I  suffered  "with  ^a  ^trou-^bled  ^mind. 

16  Thy  wrathful  displeasure  goeth  ~o-^ver  ^me  : 
and  the  fear  of  thee  ^hath  ^un-^Mone  ^me. 

17  They  came  round  about  me  daily  ^^like  ^wa- 
ter :  and  compassed  me  to-^gether  ^on  ^eve-^ry 
^side. 

18  My  lovers  and  friends  hast  thou  put  a-^way 
"^from  ^me  :  and  hid  mine  ac-^  quaint- ^ance  ^out  of 
^my  ^  sight. 


Psalm  Ixxxix.     Misericordias  Domini. 

IVFY  song  shall  be  alway  of  the  loving-kindness 
XT_a_  2Qf  ^x\iQ  ^LoRD  :  with  my  mouth  will  I  ever 
be  showing  thy  truth  from  one  gener-^a-^tion  ^to 
^  an- ^  other. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  set  ^up  ^for 
'*ever  :  thy  truth  shalt  thou  ^stab-^lish  ^in  ^the 
*^  heavens. 

3  I  have  made  a  covenant  ^with  ^my  ^chosen  : 
I  have  sworn  unto  ^^Da-^vid  ^my  ^servant: 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  stablish  for  ^^ev-^er  :  and  set 
up  thy  throne  from  one  gener-^a-^tion  ^to  ^an- 
^  other. 

5  O  Lord,  the  very  heavens  shall  praise  thy  ^  won- 
^drous  '*  works  :  and  thy  truth  in  the  congre-^ga- 
^tion  ^of  ^the  ^saints. 

6  For  who  is  he  a-^mong  ^the  ^clouds  :  that 
shall  be  com-^pared  ^un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  1 

7  And  what  is  he  a-^mong  ^the  ^gods  :  that  shall 
be  -like  ^un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  ? 

8  God  is  very  greatly  to  be  feared*  in  the  council 


Day  17.  THE  PSALTER.  147 

■'^of  ^the  ^saints  :  and  to  be  had  in  reverence  of  all 
them  that  are  -round  ^a-'^^'bout  ^him. 

9  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  like  ~un-^to 
^thee  :  thy  truth,  most  mighty  Lord,  ^is  ^on  ^eve- 
^ry  ^side. 

10  Thou  rulest  the  raging  ~of  ^the  ^sea  :  thou 
stillest  the  waves  thereof  ~^when  ^they  ^a-^rise. 

11  Thou  hast  subdued  Egypt,  and  de-~stroy-^ed 
^it  :  thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  abroad  ^with 
^thy  ^  might- ^y  ^arm. 

12  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  ^also  ^is 
^  thine  :  thou  hast  laid  the  foundation  of  the  round 
world,*  and  ~all  ^tliat  ^  there- ^ in  ^is. 

13  Thou  hast  made  the  north  '^and  ^the  ^  south  : 
Tabor  and  Hermon  shall  re-^^joice  ^in  ^thy^Name. 

14  Thou  hast  a  ~ might- ^y  ^arm  :  strong  is  thy 
hand,  and  -high  ^is  ^thy  ^ right  ^hand. 

15  Righteousness  and  equity  are  the  habitation 
^of  ^thy  ^seat  :  mercy  and  truth  shall  ^go  ^  be- ^  fore 
^thy  ^face. 

16  Blessed  is  the  people,  O  Lord,  that  can  re- 
^joice  ^in  ^thee  :  they  shall  walk  in  the  light  ^of 
^thy  "^coun-^te-^  nance. 

17  Their  delight  shall  be  daily  ^in  ^thy  ^Name  : 
and  in  thy  righteousness  ~  shall  ^they  ^make  ^  their 
^boast. 

18  For  thou  art  the  glory  ^of  ^ their  ^strength  : 
and  in  thy  loving-kindness  thou  shalt  ^^lift  ^up  ^our 
^  horns. 

19  For  the  Lord  is  ^our  ^de-^  fence  :  the  Holy 
One  of  ^Is-^rael  ^is  ^our  ^King. 

20  Thou  spakest  sometime  in  visions  unto  thy 
'^saints,  ^and  ^saidst  :  I  have  laid  help  upon  One  that 
is  mighty,*  I  have  exalted  One  chosen  ^^out  ^of 
^the  ^people. 

21  I  have  found  David  my  ^^ser-^vant  :  with  my 
holy  oil  have  ^I  ^a-^noint-^ed  ^him. 


148  THE  PSALTER.  Day  17. 

22  My  hand  shall  ^hold  ^him  ^fast  :  and  my  ^arm 


^ shall  ** strength-^ en  ^him. 


23  The  enemy  shall  not  be  able  to  do  him  ~vi-^o- 
^lence  :  the  son  of  wickedness  -shall  ^not  ^^hurt 
^him. 

24  I  will  smite  down  his  foes  be-^fore  ^his  ^face  : 
and  ^^ plague  ^them  ^that  ^hate  him. 

25  My  truth  also  and  my  mercy   shall  ^be  ^with 
Miim  :  and  in  my  Name  shall  his  ^^horn  ^be  ^ex 
^alted. 

26  I  will  set  his  dominion  also  ~in  ^the  ^sea  :  and 
his  ^' right  ^hand  Mn  ^the  ^floods. 

27  He  shall  call  me,  Thou  art  my  ^'Fa-'ther  : 
my  God,  ~and  ^my  '* strong  ^sal-'^vation. 

28  And  I  will  make  him  my  ^^  First- ^ born  :  high- 
er than  the  ~^ kings  ^of  ^the  ^ earth. 

29  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  ^ev-^er- 
^more  :  and  my  covenant  shall  ^^  stand  ^fast  ^with 
^him. 

30  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  en- ^  dure  ^for 
^ever  :   and  his  throne  ^as  ^the  Mays  ^of  ^heaven. 

31  But  if  his  children  for-^sake  ^my  ^law  :  and 
-walk  ^not  ^in  ^my  "^judgments  : 

32  If  they  break  my  statutes,  and  keep  not  ^my 
^com-^mandments  :  I  will  visit  their  offences  with 
the  rod,  "and  ^ their  ^sin  ^with  ^scourges. 

33  Nevertheless,  my  loving-kindness  will  I  not 
utterly  ^take  ^from  Miim  :  nor  suffer  my  ^^ truth  "^^to 
6  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break,*  nor  alter 
the  thing  that  is  gone  out  ~of  ^my  ^hps  :  I  have 
sworn  once  by  my  hohness,  that  I  ^will  ^not  ^^fail 
^David. 

35  His  seed  shall  en- ~ dure  ^for  ^ever  :  and  his 
seat  is  like  as  the  ^^sun  ^^be-^fore  nie. 

36  He  shall  stand  fast  for  evermore  ^as  ^the 
^raoon  :  and  as  the  faithful  ^^wit-^ness  ^in  ^heaven. 


Day  17.  THE  PSALTER.  149 

37  But  thou  hast  abhorred  and  forsaken  "thine 
^A-'^nointed   :  and  "art  ^ dis-^ pleas- ^ed  *^at  him. 

38  Thou  hast  broken  the  covenant  ^of  ^thy  ^ser- 
vant :  and  cast  his  "^ crown  ^to  ^the  Aground. 

39  Thou  hast  overthrown  "all  ^his  Miedges  :  and 
broken  "^down  ^his  ^strong  ^ holds. 

40  All  they  that  go  by  ^^  spoil  Miim  :  and  he  is 
become  a  re-^^proach  ^to  ^his  ^neighbours. 

41  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  ^of  ^his  ^ene- 
mies :  and  made  all  his  ^adver-^saries  ^to  ^re-^joice. 

42  Thou  hast  taken  away  the  ^edge  ^of  his 
^ sword  :  and  givest  him  not  "victo-^ry  ^in  ^the 
^battle. 

43  Thou  hast  put  ^out  ^his  ^  glory  :  and  cast  his 
"^throne  ^down  ^to  the  Aground. 

44  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  ^short-^en- 
''ed  :  and  covered  him  "with  ^dis-''^hon-^our. 

45  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  hide  thyself]  for 
^^ev-^er  :  and  shall  thy  ^^  wrath  ^burn  ^like  ^hre  ? 

46  O  remember  how  short  my  ^^time  ^is  :  wiiere- 
fore  hast  thou  made  "^all  ^men  ^for  ^nought  1 

47  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall  ^not 
^see  ^  death  :  and  shall  he  deliver  his  soul  ^from  ^the 
Miand  ^of  «hein 

48  Lord,  where  are  thy  old  loving- ^ kind- ^ness- 
^es  :  which  thou  swarest  unto  ^Da-^vid  ^in  ^thy 
^ truth  ] 

49  Remember,  Lord,  the  rebuke  that  thy  ^ser- 
^vants  Miave  :  and  how  I  do  bear  in  my  bosom  the 
re-"bukes  ^of  ^ma-^ny  ^people  : 

50  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  blasphemed 
thee,*  and  slandered  the  footsteps  of  "thine  ^  A- Anoint- 
ed :  Praised  be  the  Lord  for  evermore.  ^A-^men, 
A  and  ^A-^men. 


150  THE  PSALTER.  Day  18. 

THE  EIGHTEENTH  DAY. 

iHorning  IJrager. 

Psalm  xc.     Doinine,  refugium. 

T    ORD,  thou  hast  -been  ^our  h-efuge  :  from  one 
-*-^   gener-~a-^tion  ^to  ^  an- ^  other. 

2  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or 
ever  the  earth  and  the  ^ world  ^were  ^made  :  thou 
art  God  from  everlasting,  and  ~  world  ^  with- ^^  out 
^end. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  ^to  ^de-^struction  :  again 
thou  say  est.  Come  again,  ye  ^^chil-^dren  ^of  ^men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  but  as 
^yes-^ter-May  :  seeing  that  is  past  as  a  ^^  watch  Mn 
^the  ^  night. 

5  As  soon  as  thou  scatterest  them  they  are  even 
^as  ^a  ^  sleep  :  and  fade  away  suddenly  ^Mike  ^^the 
^  grass. 

6  In  the  morning  it  is  green,  and  ^grow-^eth  ^up  : 
but  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,*  ^dri-^ed  ^up,  ^and 
^withered. 

7  For  we  consume  away  in  ~thy  ^dis-^  pleas- 
ure :  and  are  afraid  at  thy  ^  wrath- ^ful  ^in-^dig- 
^  nation. 

8  Thou  hast  set  our  misdeeds  be- ~^  fore  "^thee  : 
and  our  secret  sins  in  the  light  ~of  ^thy  ^coun-^te- 
^  nance. 

9  For  when  thou  art  angry  all  our  ^days  ^are 
^gone  :  we  bring  our  years  to  an  end,  as  it  were  a 
^^tale  ^that  ^is  ^told. 

10  The  days  of  our  age  are  threescore  years  and 
ten  ;*  and  though  men  be  so  strong  that  they  come 
to  ^ four- ^  score  ^ years  :  yet  is  their  strength  then  but 
labour  and  sorrow  ;*  so  soon  passeth  it  away,  ^^and 
'^we  ^are  ^gone. 

11  But  who  regardeth  the  power  ^of  ^thy  ^  wrath  : 


Day  18.  THE  PSALTER.  151 

for  even  thereafter  as  a  man  feareth,  ~so  ^is  ^thy 
^dis-^  pleasure. 

12  So  teach  us  to  -number  ^our  ^days  :  that  we 
may  apply  our  ^^ hearts  ^un-^to  ^wisdom. 

13  Turn  thee  again,  O  Lord,  ^at  ^the  Mast  :  and 
be  gracious  un-~to  ^thy  ^^ser-^vants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  with  thy  mercy,  and  ~^that  *soon  : 
so  shall  we  rejoice  and  be  glad  ^all  ^the  ^days  ^of 
our  ^hfe. 

15  Comfort  us  again  now  after  the  time  that  thou 
hast  ^pla-^gued  ^us  :  and  for  the  years  wherein  we 
have  -suffered  "^ad-^ver-^si-^ty. 

16  Show  thy  servants  ~^thy  ^work  :  and  their 
~^chil-/dren  ^thy  ^  glory. 

17  And  the  glorious  Majesty  of  the  Lord  our 
God  ~be  ^up-^'on  us  :  prosper  thou  the  work  of  our 
hands  upon  us;*  O  prosper  ~thou  ^our  ^hand-^y- 
^  work. 

Psalm  xci.     Qui  habitat. 

'Vl/'HOSO    dwelleth    under   the  'defence    of    the 
▼  ▼     ^^Most  ^High  :  shall  abide  under  the  shadow 
of  the -=^Al-^^migh-^ty. 

2  I  will  say  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  hope, 
and  my  -^strong  ^hold  :  my  God,  in  -^him  ^will  ^I 
^  trust. 

3  For  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  ^of 
^the  ''hunter  :  and  from  the  ~noi-^some  ^pes-'^ti- 
^lence. 

4  He  shall  defend  thee  under  his  wings,*  and  thou 
shalt  be  safe  under  his  ^"^feath-^ers  :  his  faithfulness 
and  truth  shall  -be  ^thy  ^shield  ^and  ^buckler. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  any  ^terror  ^by 
^ night  :  nor  for  the  -arrow  ^that  ^flieth  ^by  ^day  : 

6  For  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  ^^dark- 
'^ness  :  nor  for  the  sickness  that  de-^stroy-^eth  ^in 
^the  ^noon-day. 


152  THE  PSALTER.  Day  18. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  beside  thee,  and  ten  thou- 
sand at  ^  thy  ^  right  "^  hand  :  but  it  shall  ^not  ^come 
^^nigh  ^thee. 

8  Yea,  with  thine  eyes  shalt  ^thou  ^be-Miold  : 
and  see  the  re- ^  ward  ^of  ^the  ^un-^  godly. 

9  For  thou.  Lord,  ^art  ^iny  ^hope  :  thou  hast  set 
thine  house  of  de-^^fence  ^ver-^y  ^high. 

10  There  shall  no  evil  happen  ^un-^to  ^thee  : 
neither  shall  any  ^plague  ^coine  ^nigh  ^thy  ^dwell- 
ing. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  ^o-^ver 
^thee  :  to  keep  thee  ^^in  ^all  ^thy  ^ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  ^ in  ^  their  Miands  :  that 
thou  hurt  not  thy  ^foot  ^ a- Against  ^a  ^ stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  go  upon  the  ^lion  ^and  ^  adder  : 
the  young  Hon  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  ^^  tread 
^  under  '^thy  ^feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,*  there- 
fore will  I  de-~liv-^er  ^hini  :  I  will  set  him  up,  be- 
cause he  hath  ^^ known  ^^my  ^Name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  ^I  ^will  '^hear  him  : 
yea,  I  am  with  him  in  trouble  ;*  I  will  deliver  him, 
and  ^^ bring  ^him  ^to  ^honour. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  ^sat-Ms-^fy  him  :  and 
^show  ^him  ^my  ^sal-ovation. 

Psalm  xcii.     Bonum  est  confiteri. 

TT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  un-^to  ^the 
-^  ^LoRD  :  and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  Name,  ^^O 
^^Most  ^Highest : 

2  To  tell  of  thy  loving-kindness  early  ^in  ^the 
^morning  :  and  of  thy  truth  ~in  ^the  ^^night-^sea- 
son  : 

3  Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  up-^on 
^the  ^lute  :  upon  a  loud  instrument,  ^and  ^up-^on 
^the  ^harp. 

4  For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  ^through 


Day  18.  THE  PSALTER.  153 

^thy  ^  works  :  and  I  will  rejoice  in  giving  praise  for 
the  oper-~a-^tions  ^of  ^thy  '^  hands. 

5  O  Lord,  liow  glorious  ~are  ^thy  ^  works  :  thy 
-thoughts  ^are  ^ver-^y  ®deep. 

6  An  unwise  man  doth  not  well  con-~sid-^er 
^this  :  and  a  fool  ~doth  ^not  '^un-^der-^ stand  it. 

7  When  the  ungodly  are  green  as  the  grass,*  and 
when  all  the  workers  of  wickedness  do  "^ flour- 
ish :  then  shall  they  be  destroyed  for  ever;*  but 
thou.  Lord,  art  the  Most  Highest  ^^for  ^ev-^er- 
^  more. 

8  For  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord,*  lo,  thine  ene- 
mies ~^ shall  ''perish  :  and  all  the  workers  of  wick- 
edness ~^  shall  ^be  ^de-^stroyed. 

9  But  mine  horn  shall  be  exalted  like  the  horn  of 
an  ~u-^ni-^corn  :  for  I  am  a-^noint-^ed  ^with  Afresh 
•^oil. 

10  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  his  lust  ~of  ^mine  ^en- 
emies :  and  mine  ear  shall  hear  his  desire  of  the 
wicked  that  a- ^^ rise  ^up  ^ a- Against  me. 

11  The  righteous  shall  flourish  -like  ^a  ^palm- 
tree  :  and  shall  spread  abroad  ^hke  ^a  ^  cedar  ^in 
^Libanus. 

12  Such  as  are  planted  in  the  house  ^of  ^the 
^LoRD  :  shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  the  -^ house 
^of  ^our^God. 

13  They  also  shall  bring  forth  more  fruit  ^in  ^  their 
^age  :  and  shall  be  ^fat  ^and  ^^well-^hking  : 

14  That  they  may  show  how  true  the  Lord  my 
^"^  strength  Ms  :  and  that  there  is  no  un- ^ right- ^eous- 
^ness  ^in  ^him. 

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1 54  THE  PSALTER.  Day  18, 

Psalm  xciii.     Dominus  regnavit. 

nPHE  Lord  is  King,  and  hath  put  on  ^glorious 
-"-    ^ap-^parel  :  the  Lord  hath  put  on  his  apparel, 
and  ^girded  ^ him- ^ self  ^with  ^strength. 

2  He  hath  made  the  round  ^  world  ^so  ^sure  :  that 
it  ^^  can- ^  not  ^.be  ^  moved. 

3  Ever  since  the  v^orld  began  hath  thy  seat  ^been 
^ pre- 'Spared  :  thou  -art  ^from  ''ev-^er-^ lasting. 

4  The  floods  are  risen,  O  Lord,*  the  floods  have 
lift  ~up  ^  their  ^  voice  :  the  floods  lift  ^^up  ^^ their 
^  waves. 

5  The  waves  of  the  sea  are  mighty,  and  ^^rage 
^horribly  :  but  yet  the  Lord,  who  ^dwelleth  ^on 
^high,  ^is  ^mightier. 

6  Thy  testiaionies,  O  Lord,  are  ^ver-^y  ^sure  : 
holiness  becometh  ^^  thine  '^  house  ^for  ^ever. 

Psalm  xciv.     Deus  ultionum. 

/^  LORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance  be-^^long- 
^^^  ^eth  :  thou  God.  to  whom  vengeance  belong- 
eth,  ~^^  show  ^ thy- ^ self. 

2  Arise,  thou  Judge  ~of  ^the  ^  world  :  and  reward 
the  proud  ~af-^ter  ^  their  ^de-^ serving. 

3  Lord,  how  long  shall  ^the  ^un-^  godly  :  how 
long  shall  -the  ^un-'^ godly  ^tri-^umph  ? 

4  How  long  shall  all  wicked  doers  speak  ^so 
^dis-^dainfully  :  and  ~make  ^such  ''^ proud  ^boast- 
ing? 

5  They  smite  down  thy  people,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  and 
trouble  ^^  thine  ''her-^it-^age. 

6  They  murder  the  widow  and  the  ~^stran-^ger  : 
and  put  the  -fa-^ther-^less  ^to  ^  death. 

7  And  yet  they  say,  Tush,  the  Lord  ^ shall  ^not 
*see  :  neither  shall  the  -God  ^of  ^ Jacob  ^re-'^gard  it. 


Day  18.  THE  PSALTER.  155 

8  Take  heed,  ye  unwise  a-~inong  ^the  '^people  : 
O  ye  fools,  -when  "^will  ye  ^un-^der-^ stand  1 

9  He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  '-^he  ^ not  ^ hear  : 
or  he  that  made  the  eye,  ~^shall  Mie  ^not  ^see? 

10  Or  he  that  nurtureth  the  ~^hea-^then  :  it  is  he 
that  teacheth  man  knowledge  ;*  -shall  ^not  '*^he  ^pun- 
ish I 

11  The  Lord  knoweth  the  ^thoughts  ^of  ^man  : 
that  ^^they  ^are  ^but  ^vain. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chastenest,  ~^0 
^LoRD  :  and  teachest  ^^him  ^in  ^thy  *^law  : 

13  That  thou  mayest  give  him  patience  in  time 
^of  ^ad-^versity  :  until  the  pit  be  digged  ^up  ^for 
^the  ^un-^ godly. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  ^fail  ^his  ^people  :  nei- 
ther will  he  for- -sake  ^his  in-^her-^it-^ance. 

15  Until  righteousness  turn  again  ^un-^to  \judg- 
ment  :  all  such  as  are  true  in  ^ heart  ^ shall  "^  fol- 
low ^it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  with  me  a- ^  gainst  ^  the  ^wick- 
"^ed  :  or  who  will  take  my  part  a- -gainst  ^the 
^e-^vil  ^  doers  ] 

17  If  the  Lord  had  not  -help-^ed  ^me  :  it  had 
not  failed,  but  my  soul  ^had  ^been  ''put  ^to  ^silence. 

18  But  when  I  said.  My  '^foot  Miath  ^slipped  :  thy 
mercy,  O  ^^Lord,  Mield  ^me  ^up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  the  sorrows  that  I  had  -in 
^  my '^  heart  :  thy  comforts  have  re- -^  fresh- ^ed  ^my 
^soul. 

20  Wilt  thou  have  any  thing  to  do  with  the  stool 
of  ^wick-^ed-''ness  :  which  imagineth  ^mis-^chief 
^as  ^a  ^law  ? 

21  They  gather  them  together  against  the  soul 
-of  ^ the  '^righteous  :  and  con--demn  ^the  ^inno-^cent 
«blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  -is  ^my  ^refuge  :  and  my  God 
is  the  strength  -of  ^my  ^con-^ii-^dence. 


156  THE  PSALTER.  Day  19. 

23  He  shall  recompense  them  their  wickedness,* 
and  destroy  them  in  -their  ^own  ^malice  :  yea,  the 
Lord  our  God  ^ shall  ^de-'^^stroy  ^them. 


THE  NINETEENTH  DAY. 

iltormng  |3rager. 

Psalm  xcv.      Venite,  exultemus. 

f\  COME,  let  as  sing  un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  :  let  us 
^^^  heartily  rejoice  in  the  ^strength  ^of  ^our  ^sal- 
ivation. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  ^^thanks- 
^ giving  :  and  show  ourselves  ^glad  ^in  ^him  ^with 
^psalms. 

3  For  the  Lord  is  a  ~^great  ^God  :  and  a  great 
-King  ^a-^bove  ^all  ^gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  all  the  corners  ~of  ^the  '^  earth  : 
and  the  strength  of  the  ^ hills  ^is  ^^his  ^also. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  -and  ^he  ^made  it  :  and  his 
hands  pre- -pared  ^the  ^^dry  ^land. 

6  O  come,  let  us  w^orship  and  -^fall  ^down  :  and 
kneel  be- -fore  ^the  ^Lord  ^our  ^ Maker. 

7  For  he  is  the  -Lord  ^ our  ^ God  :  and  we  are 
the  people  of  his  pasture,  ^and  ^the  "^  sheep  ^of  his 
^hand. 

8  To-day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden  ^not 
^your  ^hearts  :  as  in  the  provocation,  and  as  in  the 
day  of  temptation  ~in  ^the  ^wil-^der-^ness  : 

9  When  your  fathers  ^  tempt- ^ed  ^me  :  proved 
me,  ^^and  ^saw  ^my  ^  works. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with  this  gen- 
eration, ^^and  ^said  :  It  is  a  people  that  do  err  in 
their  hearts,*  for  they  have  not  -^ known  ^^my  ^ways  : 

11  Unto  whom  I  sw^are  ^in  ^my  ^  wrath  :  that 
they  should  not  -enter  ^in-^to  ^my  ^rest. 


Day  19.  THE  PSALTER.  157 

Psalm  xcvi.     Cantate  Do7?iino. 

/^   SING   unto   the   Lord   a  ^^new   ''song  :    sing 
^^   unto  the  Lord,  ~all  ^the  ^^  whole  ^ earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  and  -praise  '^his  ^Name  : 
be  telling  of  his  sal-~va--Uion  from  ^day  ^to  ^day. 

3  Declare  his  honour  un-~to  ^the  Mieathen  :  and 
his  wonders  ~un-^to  '^^all  ^people. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  cannot  worthily  be 
~^prais-^ed  :  he  is  more  to  be  ~ feared  ^than  ''^all 
^gods. 

5  As  for  all  the  gods  of  the  heathen,  they  -are 
^but  ^ idols  :  but  it  is  the  -Lord  ^that  ^made  ^the 
^heavens. 

6  Glory  and  worship  -are  ^ be- ^ fore  him  :  power 
and  honour  are  ~in  ^his  ^sanc-^tu-^ary. 

7  Ascribe  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds  -of  ^the 
^people  :  ascribe  unto  the  ~^Lord  ^wor-'^ship  and 
^  power. 

8  Ascribe  unto  the  Lord  the  honour  due  un-"^to 
^his  ^Name  :  bring  presents,  and  ~come  ^in-ko  ^his 
^courts. 

9  O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  ^ho-^li- 
''ness  :  let  the  whole  earth  -stand  ^in  *awe  ^of  *^him. 

10  Tell  it  out  among  the  heathen,  that  the  -Lord 
^is  ^King  :  and  that  it  is  he  who  hath  made  the 
round  world  so  fast  that  it  cannot  be  moved  ;*  and. 
how  that  he  shall  judge  the^pco-^ple^-ight-^eous-^ly. 

11  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  -earth  ^be 
^glad  :  let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  -all  ^that  ^tiiere- 
^in  ^is. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  ^that  ^is  Mn  it  : 
then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  re-~joice  ^be- 
'*fore  ^the  ^Lord. 

13  For  he  cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  ~judge  ^the 
^ earth  :  and  with  righteousness  to  judge  the  world, 
and  the  ^peo-^ple  ''with  ^his  ^ truth. 


158  THE  PSALTER.  Day  19. 

Psalm  xcvii.     Dominus  regnavit. 

^T^HE    Lord    is    King,   the    earth    may    be    ^glad 
^  there- ^ of    :    jea,    the    muhitude   of    the   isles 
^may  ^be  ^glad  ^there-^of 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  a-~^bout  Miim  : 
righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  habi-~ta-^tion 
^of  Ml  is  *^seat. 

3  There  shall  go  a  fire  be- ~^ fore  Miim  :  and  burn 
up  his  enemies  ^^on  ^eve-'^-y  ^side. 

4  His  lightnings  gave  shine  un-^to  ^the  ^ world  : 
the  earth  ^saw  it,  ^and  '^was  ^ a- "Afraid. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  ^of 
^the  ^LoRD  :  at  the  presence  of  the  ^Lord  ^of  the 
^^  whole  ^  earth. 

6  The  heavens  have  declared  his  ~ right- ^eous- 
^ness  :  and  all  the  people  have  -seen  ^his  ^-^glo-^ry. 

7  Confounded  be  all  they  that  worship  carved 
images,*  and  that  delight  in  ^^vain  ^gods  :  worship 
^^him,  ^all  ^ye  ^gods. 

8  Sion  heard  of  it,  ^and  ^re-^joiced  :  and  the 
daughters  of  Judah  were  glad,  because  of  thy  ~judg- 
^ments,  ^^O  ^Lord. 

9  For  thou.  Lord,  art  higher  than  all  that  are 
^in  ^the  ^earth  :  thou  art  exalted  ~far  ^a-^bove  ^all 
^gods. 

10  O  ye  that  love  the  Lord,*  see  that  ye  hate  the 
thing  ^ which  ^is  ^evil  :  the  Lord  preserveth  the 
souls  of  his  saints  ;*  he  shall  deliver  them  from  the 
^hand  ^of  ^the  ^un-^ godly. 

11  There  is  sprung  up  a  light  ^for  ^the  ^right- 
eous :  and  joyful  gladness  for  ~such  ^as  *are  Hrue- 
^  hearted. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  ~'^ right- ^eous  :  and 
give   thanks    for  a  remembrance    ~of  ^his   ^  ho- ^ li- 


oness. 


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Day  19.  THE  PSALTER.  159 

®t)cning  |3rai3cr. 

Psalm  xcviii.     Cantate  Domino. 

f\   SING  unto  the  Lord  a  ~^new  ^song  :  for  he 
^^^   hath  ~^done  "* marvel- ^lous  ^things. 

2  With  his  own  right  hand,  and  with  his  ~ho-^ly 
*arm  :  hath  he  gotten  him- ~^^ self  ^the  ^victory. 

3  The  Lord  declared  ~his  ^  sal- Nation  :  his 
righteousness  hath  he  openly  showed  in  the  ^^sighc 
^of  ^the  ^heathen. 

4  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  truth  to- 
ward the  house  of  '~ Is- '^ ra- ^ el  :  and  all  the  ends  of 
the  world  have  seen  the  sal-~va-^tion  '^of  ^our  ^God. 

5  Show  yourselves  joyful  unto  the  Lord,  ~all  ^ye 
^ lands  :  sing,  re-^^joice,  ^and  ^give  ^thanks. 

6  Praise  the  Lord  up-^on  ^the  ^harp  :  sing  to  the 
harp  with  a  ~ psalm  '^of  '^^ thanks- ''giving. 

7  With  trumpets  also  ^^and  ^shaw^ms  :  O  show 
yourselves  joyful  be-^fore  ^the  ^Lord,  '^the  '^King. 

8  Let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  all  that  ^there- 
"in  Ms  :  the  round  world,  and  ~they  ^that  Mwell 
^there-'^in. 

9  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands,  and  let  the  hills 
be  joyful  together  be- -fore  ^the  ^Lord  :  for  he  is 
^come  ^to  ^ judge  ^the  "^ earth. 

10  With  righteousness  shall  he  "judge  ^the^w^orld  : 
and  the  ~peo-"^ple  ^with  ^equi-^ty. 

Psaltn  xcix.     Dominus  regnavit. 

npHE   Lord  is  King,  be  the  people  never  ~so  ^im- 
-*-     ^patient  :  he  sitteth  between  the  Cherubim,  be 
the  earth  ^nev-^er  tso  ^un-^  quiet. 

2  The  Lord  is  ~ great  ^in  ^Sion  :  and  -high  ^a- 
^bove  ^all  '^people. 

3  They  shall  give  thanks  un-^to  ^thy  ^Name  : 
which  is  great,  ^won-^der-^ful,  ^and  ^holy. 


160  THE  PSALTER.  Day  19. 

4  The  King's  power  lovetli  judgment  ;*  thou  hast 
pre- ~ pa- ^ red  "^equity  :  thou  hast  executed  judgment 
and  ^  right- ^eous-^ness  ^in  ^  Jacob. 

5  O  magnify  the  ~Lord  ^our  "^God  :  and  fall 
down  before  his  footstool ;  -'^for  ^he  ^is  ^holy. 

6  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests,*  and  Sam- 
uel among  such  as  call  up-^on  ^his  '^Name  :  these 
called  upon  the  Lord,  -and  ^he  ^^ heard  ^them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  out  of  the  ' cloud- "y  ''pil- 
lar :  for  they  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  ^^law 
^that  ^he  ^gave  them. 

8  Thou  heardest  them,  O  ~Lord  ^our  '^God  : 
thou  forgavest  them,  O  God,  and  punishedst  "^ their 
'^own  ^in-^ventions. 

9  O  magnify  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship  him 
upon  his  ^ho-^l}'  ^hill  :  for  the  Lord  our  ^God  ^is 
^Mio-^ly. 

Psalm  c.     Jubilate  Deo. 

f\  BE  ye  joyful  in  the  Lord,  ^all  ^ye  ^ lands  : 
^^^  serve  the  Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  before 
his  ^pres-^ence  ^with  ^a  '^song. 

2  Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  ~he  ^is  ^God  :  it  is 
he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves  ;*  we 
are  his  people,  and  the  ^ sheep  "of  his  ^^pas-^ture. 

3  O  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiv- 
ing,* and  into  his  -courts  ^with  Upraise  :  be  thankful 
unto  him,  and  speak  '-^good  ^of  ^his  ^Name. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  ^ev-^er- 
^  lasting  :  and  his  truth  endureth  from  gener-~a-^tion 
to  ^gen-^er-^ation. 

Psalm  ci.     Misericordiam  et  judicium. 

IVTY  song  shall  be  of  mercy  and  ^^judg-^ment  : 
■^^  unto  thee,  O  ~^Lord,  'will  ^I  ^sing. 

2  O  let  me  have  ^un-^der-' standing  :  in  the 
^  way  ^  of  '  god-  ^  U-  ^ ness  ! 


Day  20.  THE  PSALTER.  16.1 

3  When  wilt  thou  come  ~iin-^to  "^me  :  I  will 
walk  in  my  house  -with  ^a  ^ per- ^ feet  ^ heart. 

4  I  will  take  no  wicked  thing  in  hand  ;*  I  hate 
the  sins  of  un-~  faith- ^ful-^ness  :  there  shall  no  such 
^^  cleave  ^un-^to  ^nie. 

5  A  fro  ward  heart  shall  de-~part  ^from  ^me  :  I 
will  not  ~know  ^a  Svick-^ed  ^person. 

6  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  ~^  neigh- ^  hour  : 
him  ~^wiil  ^I  ^de-^stroy. 

7  Whoso  hath  also  a  proud  look  and  ^^high  ^stom- 
ach :  I  ^will  ^not  ^suf-^fer  ^him. 

8  Mine  eyes  look  upon  such  as  are  faithful  ^in 
•"^the  Mand  :  that  -they  ^may  ^'dwell  ^with  ^me. 

9  Whoso  leadeth  a  ~god-My  Mife  :  he  shall  ^  be 
^my  ^^ser-^vant. 

10  There  shall  no  deceitful  person  dwell  -in  ^my 
Miouse  :  he  that  telleth  lies  shall  not  ^tar-^ry  Mn 
^my  ^ sight. 

ill  shall  soon  destroy  all  the  ungodly  that  are 
^in  ^the  ''land  :  that  I  may  root  out  all  wicked  doers 
from  the  -cit-^y  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 


THE  TWENTIETH  DAY. 

iHoruutg  |)rager. 

Psalm  cii,     Domine,  exaudi. 

TTEAR  my  prayer,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  and  let  my  crying 
■*^  ^^come\\n-Ho^\hee. 

2  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  time  ^of  ^my 
^trouble  :  incline  thine  ear  unto  me  when  1  call;* 
O  ^hear  ^me,  and  ^that  ^ right  ^soon. 

3  For  my  days  are  consumed  a-^way  ^  like  ^  smoke  : 
and  my  bones  are  burnt  up  as  it  ~were  ^a ''^  fire- ^  brand. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten  down,  and  withered  ~^like 
^  grass  :  so  that  I  for- ^  get  ^to  ^eat  ^my  ^  bread. 

21 


162  THE  PSALTER.  Day  20. 

5  For  the  voice  of  my  ~^ groan- Mng  :  my  bones 
will  scarce  -^cleave  ^to  ^my  ^ flesh. 

6  I  am  become  like  a  pelican  in  the  '~wil-^der- 
^ness  :  and  like  an  owl  that  is  ~in  ^the  ^^des-^ert. 

7  I  have  watched,  and  am  even  as  it  ^were  ^a 
'''sparrow  :  that  sitteth  alone  np-~on  ^the  ''^house- 
-top. 

8  Mine  enemies  revile  me  ~all  the  ^day  ^long  : 
and  they  that  are  mad  upon  me  are  ~  sworn  ^to- 
^gether  ^a- Against  me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  as  ^it  "^  were  ^  bread  :  and 
mingled  my  ~ drink  ^witli  ^^weep-^ing  : 

10  And  that,  because  of  thine  indignation  ^^and 
"^  wrath  :  for  thou  hast  taken  me  up,  '^'^and  "^cast  ^me 
^down. 

11  My  days  are  gone  ^like  ^a  ''shadow  :  and  I  am 
^  wither- ^ed  ^^like  '^  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  en- ~ dure  ^for  ^ever  : 
and  thy  remembrance  throughout  ^^all  ^ gen- ^er- Na- 
tions. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  ^^Si- 
^on  :  for  it  is  time  that  thou  have  mercy  upon  her, 
-yea,  ^the  ''time  ^is  *^come. 

14  And  why  1  thy  servants  think  up-~on  ^her 
^stones  :  and  it  pitieth  them  to  ~see  ^her  Mn  ^the 
Must. 

15  The  heathen  shall  fear  thy  Name,  ^^O  ''Lord  : 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  -earth  ^thy  ^Maj-^es-^ty  : 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  ~build  ^up  ^Sion  :  and 
when  his  ~glo-^ry  ^  shall  "'ap-^pear  : 

17  When  he  turneth  him  unto  the  prayer  of  the 
poor  ~des-^ti-^tute  :  and  despiseth  ~"not  ^their  ^de- 
^sire. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  those  -that  ^come 
^  after  :  and  the  people  which  shaU  be  born  shall 
^^"^ praise  ^the  ^Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  his  ^sanc-^tu- 


Day  20.  THE  PSALTER.  163 

^ary  :  oat  of  the  heaven  did  the  ^Lord  ^ be- ''hold 
^the  ^ earth  : 

20  That  he  might  hear  the  mourning  of  such  as 
are  in  cap-'~tiv-^i-^tj  :  and  dehver  the  children  ap- 
-point-^ed  ^un-^to  ^  death  : 

21  That  they  may  declare  the  Name  of  the 
'Lord  ^in  ^Sion  :  and  his  worship  ^at  ^Je-^ru-^sa- 
*^Iem  : 

22  When  the  people  are  ^gathered  ^to-^gether  : 
and  the  kingdoms  also,  to  ~^ serve  ^Uhe  ^Lord. 

23  He  brought  down  my  strength  ~in  ^my  ^jour- 
ney :  and  ~ short- -^  en- ^ed^ my  ^ days. 

24  But  I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in 
the  -^midst  of  "mine  ^age  :  as  for  thy  years,  they  en- 
dure throughout  ~^all  ^gen-^er-^ations. 

25  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning  hast  laid  the 
foundation  '-^of  ^the  ^  earth  :  and  the  heavens  are  the 
2^ work  ''of  ^thy  ^ hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  ~thou  ^shalt  en- ^  dure  : 
they  all  shall  wax  '^old  ^as  ^doth  ^a  ^garment : 

27  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and 
they  -shall  ^be  ''changed  :  but  thou  art  the  same,  and 
'thy  ^years  ''shall  ^not  ^fail. 

28  The   children    of    thy    servants    ^ shall    ^con- 
tinue :  and  their  seed   shall   stand  ^^fast  ^in  ^thj 


^  sight. 


Psalm  ciii.     Benedic,  am?na  mea. 

"P RAISE  the  Lord,  ^O  ^my  ^soul  :  and  all  that  is 
within  me,  upraise  ^his  ^ho-^ly  ^Name. 

2  Praise  the  Lord,  ^O  ^my  ^soul  :  and  forget  not 
^^all  ^Miis  '^benefits: 

3  Who  forgiveth  ^all  ^thy  ''sin  :  and  healeth  ^^^ali 
^  thine  ^  in-  ^  firmities  : 

4  Who  saveth  thy  life  ^from  ^de-^struction  :  and 
crowneth  thee  with  mercy  and  ^lov-^ing-''^kind- 
*  ness : 


164  THE  PSALTER.  Day  20. 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  month  with  ~^good  "^things  : 
making  thee  young  and  ^lust-^y  '^as  ^an  ^eagle. 

6  The  Lord  execiiteth  righteousness  and  ~^judg- 
^ment  :  for  all  them  that  are  op- ~^  press- ^ed  ^with 
^  wrong. 

7  He  showed  his  ways  ~un-^to  ^ Moses  :  his 
works  un-^to  ^the  ^children  ^of  ^Israel. 

8  The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  ^^mer-^cy  ; 
long-suffering,  and  of  ~^ great  '^^good-^ness. 

9  He  will  not  ^alway  ^be  ^chiding  :  neither  keep- 
eth  he  his  ~^an-  ^ger  ^for  '^ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  ^  after  ^our  '^sins  ; 
nor  rewarded  us  according  ^to  ^our  Svick-^ed- 
^nesses. 

11  For  look  how  high  the  heaven  is  in  compari- 
son ^of  ^the  ^  earth  :  so  great  is  his  mercy  also  to- 
ward -them  ^that  ^'^fear  ^him. 

12  Look  how  wide  also  the  east  is  ^from  ^the 
^west  :  so  far  hath  he  -set  ^our  ^^sins  ^from  us. 

13  Yea,  like  as  a  father  pitieth  ^his  ^own  ^chil- 
dren :  even  so  is  the  Lord  merciful  ^un-^to  ^them 
^that  *^fear  him. 

14  For  he  know^eth  whereof  -we  ^are  ^made  : 
he  remembereth  -that  ^\ve  '^are  ^but  ^dust. 

15  The  days  of  man  are  ~but  ^as  ^ grass  :  for  he 
flourisheth  as  a  -flow-"er  ^of  ^the  ^held. 

16  For  as  soon  as  the  wind  goeth  over  it,  -it  ^is 
^gone  :  and  the  place  thereof  shall  -know  ^it  ^^no 
^'more. 

17  Btit  the  merciful  goodness  of  the  Lord  en- 
dureth  for  ever  and  ever  upon  -them  ^that  ''fear 
him  :  and  his  righteousness  upon  ^chil-^dren's'^^chil- 
^dren  : 

18  Even  upon  such  as  -keep  ^his  ^covenant  :  and 
think  upon  his  com-~^mand-'*meuts  ^to  ^do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  ^seat  ^in  ^heav- 
en :  and  his  kingdom  -ru-^leth  ^o-^ver  ^alL 


Day  20.  THE  PSALTER.  165 

20  O  praise  the  Lord,  je  angels  of  his,*  ye  that 
ex- ~  eel  ^in  **  strength  :  ye  that  fulfil  his  command- 
ment, and  hearken  unto  the  ~^  voice  ^of  ^his  ^word. 

21  O  praise  the  Lord,  all  "ye  ^his  Miosts  :  ye  ser- 
vants of  his  that  '~do  ^his  '^^ pleas- *^ure. 

22  O  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of 
his,*  in  all  places  of  ^his  ^ do- ^minion  :  praise  thou 
the  Lord,  ~^0  ^^my  ^soul. 


®x)cning  fPrager. 

Psalm  civ.     Benedic,  anima  mea. 

|> RAISE  the  Lord,  ^O  ^'my  ^soul  :  O  Lord  my 
-^  Gocl,  thou  art  become  exceeding  glorious  ;*  thou 
art  clothed  with  '~maj-^es-^ty  ^and  '^honour. 

2   Thou  deckest  thyself  with  light  as  it  were  ^with 
^a  ^garment  :  and  spreadest  out  the  ^^ heavens  ^like 


3  Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  ~in  ^the 
'*  waters  :  and  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot,  and 
walketh  upon  the  ^^  wings  ^of  ^the  "^wind. 

4  He  maketh  his  ~ an- ^ gels  ^spirits  :  and  his  min- 
isters a  ~^f]am-^^ing  ^fire- 

5  He  laid  the  foundations  ^of  ^the  "^ earth  :  that  it 
never  should  -move  ^at  ^a-^ny  ^time. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep*  like  as  with  a 
^•^gar-Siicnt  :   the  waters  ~^  stand  Mn  ^the  ^ hills. 

7  At  thy  re-^buke  ^they  ^flee  :  at  the  voice  of  thy 
^thunder  ^they  ^are  ^ a- Afraid. 

8  They  go  up  as  high  as  the  hills,  and  down  to 
the  -valleys  ^be-^'neath  :  even  unto  the  place  which 
thou  -hast  ^ ap-^ point- ^ed  ^for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  them  their  hounds,  which  they 
^ shall  ^not  ^pass  :  neither  turn  again  to  -^cov-^er 
Hhe  ^ earth. 


166  THE  PSALTER.  Day  20. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  in-~to  ^the  ^rivers  : 
which  ^ run  ^  a-  ^  mong  ^  the  ^ hills. 

11  All  the  beasts  of  the  field  Mrink  ^  there- ^  of  : 
and  the  wild  ~ass-^es  '^quench  ''their  '^thirst. 

12  Beside  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  have 
their  ^hab-^i-^tation  :  and  ~sing  ^a-^mong  ^the 
^branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  "from  ^a-^bove  :  the 
earth  is  filled  with  the  ^^ fruit  ^of  ^thy  ^ works. 

14  He  bringeth  forth  grass  ^for  ^the  ^cattle  :  and 
green  herb  for  the  -^ser-'^vice  ^of  ^men  : 

15  That  he  may  bring  food  out  of  the  earth,*  and 
wine  that  maketh  glad  the  -heart  ^of  ^man  :  and  oil 
to  make  him  a  cheerful  countenance,*  and  bread  to 
^ strength-^ en  ^^ man's  ^ heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  also  are  ^full  ^of  ^sap  : 
even  the  cedars  of  Libanus  ~^  which  Mie  ^hath 
•^planted  : 

17  Wherein  the  birds  ^make  ^  their  ^ nests  :  and 
the  fir-trees  are  a  ^ dwell- ^ing  ^for  ^the  ^ stork. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  ^for  the  ^wild 
^ goats  :  and  so  are  the  stony  ~^ rocks  ^for  ^the  ^co- 
nies. 

19  He  appointed  the  moon  for  ~cer-^tain  ''sea- 
sons :   and  the  sun  ~knoweth  ^his  ^go-^ing  ^down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness  that  it  ^may  ^be  ^ night  : 
wherein  all  the  beasts  ~of  ^the  ^forests  ^do  ^move. 

21  The  lions,  roaring  -after  ^ their  ^prey  :  do 
^seek  ^  their  hiieat  ^from  *^God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  and  they  get  them  a-^way 
^to-^gether  :  and  lay  them  ^^down  ^in  "^ their  ^dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  -to  ^his  ^work  :  and  to  his 
labour,  ^^un-^til  ^the  ^evening. 

24  O  Lord,  how  manifold  ~are  ^thy  ^  works  :  in 
wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all  ;*  the  earth  is  ^^full 
^of  ^thy  ^riches. 

25  So  is  the  great  and  wide  -^sea  ^also  :  where- 


Day  20.  THE  PSALTER.  167 

in  are  things  creeping  innumerable,  both  -small  ^and 
^^ great  ^beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships,  and  there  is  that  Le-^vi- 
^a-^than  :  whom  thou  hast  made  to  take  his  ^pas- 
^time  ^ ^  there- ^  in. 

27  These  wait  all  up-~^on  ^tliee  :  that  thou  may- 
est  give  them  ~meat  ^in  Mue  ^  sea- ^  son. 

28  When  thou  givest  it  them,  they  ^gath-^er  ^it  : 
and  when  thou  openest  thy  hand,  they  are  ^^fill-'^ed 
^with  ^good. 

29  When  thou  hidest  thy  f;ice,  they  are  ~^trou- 
^bled  :  when  thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they 
die,*  and  are  turned  a- ^^ gain  ^to  ^  their  ^dust. 

30  When  thou  lettest  thy  breath  go  forth,  they 
-shall  ^be  hiiade  :  and  thou  shalt  renew  the  ^^face 
^of  nhe  ^ earth. 

31  The  glorious  Majesty  of  the  Lord  shall  en- 
-dure  ^for  '^ever  :  the  Lord  shall  re--^joice  ^in  ^his 
^  works. 

32  The  earth  shall  tremble  at  the  ^look  ^of 
'^him  :  if  he  do  but  touch  the  ^^  hills,  ^they  ^  shall 
^  smoke. 

33  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  ^long  ^as  I 
'*live  :  I  will  praise  my  God  ^  while  ^I  ^have  ^my 
^  being. 

34  And  so  shall  my  ^  words  ^please  ^him  :  my  joy 
shalP^^beMn^the^LoRD. 

35  As  for  sinners,  they  shall  be  consumed  out  of 
the  earth,*  and  the  ungodly  shall  come  ^to  ^an  ^end  : 
Praise  thou  the  Lord,  O  my  -^soul.     ^Praise  ^the 

^LORD. 


168  THE  PSALTER.  Dxv  21. 


THE  TWENTY-FIRST  DAY. 

iHonnng  |3ragcr. 

Psalm  cv.      Confitemini  Doinino. 
GIVE   thanks  unto  the  Lord,  and  call  np-^on 


O 


^his  ^Name  :  tell  the  people  what  -^things  ^he 
^hath  ^done. 

2  O  let  your  songs  be  of  him,  and  ^^ praise  ^him  : 
and  let  jour  talking  be  of  ~all  ^his  ^won-^drous 
^  works. 

3  Rejoice  in  his  ^ho-^lj  ^Name  :  let  the  heart  of 
them  re-^joice  ^that  ^seek  ^the  '^Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord  ^and  ^his  ^strength  :  seek  his 
^^face  ^ev-^er-^more. 

5  Remember  the  marvellous  works  that  "he  ^hath 
^done  :  his  wonders,  and  the  ^judg-"ments  ^of  ^his 
^  mouth  : 

6  O  je  seed  of  Abraham  his  ^'^ser-S'ant  :  je  chil- 
dren of  ~Ja-^cob  ''^his  ^chosen. 

7  He  is  the  ^Lord  ^our  ^God  :  his  judgments 
^are  ^in  ^all  ^the  Svorld. 

8  He  hath  been  alway  mindful  of  his  covenant 
and  ^^prom-Mse  :  that  he  made  to  a  ~ thou- ^ sand 
^gen-^er-^ations  : 

9  Even  the  covenant  that  he  made  with  ~A-^bra- 
'^ham  :  and  the  oath  that  he  ~^sware  ^un-^to  ^Isaac  : 

10  And  appointed  the  same  unto  Jacob  ^for  "^a 
^law  :  and  to  Israel  for  an  ever- ~ last- ^ing  ^tes-^ta- 
^ment : 

11  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  ^land  ^of 
^Canaan   :   the  lot  of  -your  Mn-^her-^it-^ance  : 

12  When  there  were  yet  but  a  ^few  ^of  Mhem  : 
and  they  ^stran-'^gers  '*in  ^the  ^land  : 

13  What  time  as  they  went  from  one  nation  '^to 
^an-^  other  :  from  one  kingdom  ~to  ^an-^oth-^er 
^people  : 


Day  21.  THE  PSALTER.  169 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  ~do  •Hhem  ^  wrong  :  but 
reproved  even  ~^  kings  '^for  ^  their  ^sakes  : 

15  Touch  not  ^mine  ^A-''nointed  :  and  do  my 
^^proph-^ets  ^no  ^harm. 

16  Moreover,  he  called  for  a  dearth  up-~on  ^the 
Mand  :  and  destroyed  all  the  pro- ~  vis- ^  ion  ^^of 
^ bread. 

17  But  he  had  sent  a  ^man  ^  be- ^  fore  them  :  even 
Joseph,  who  was  sold  to  ~be  ^a  ^^ bond- ^servant  : 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  ^in  ^the  ^stocks  :  the 
iron  ~en-^tered  ^into  Miis  ^soul : 

19  Until  the  time  came  that  his  ^ cause  ^was 
^ known  :  the  word  of  the  ^^Lord  ^tri-^ed  ^him. 

20  The  king  sent,  and  de-~liv-^ered  Miim  :  the 
prince  of  the  people  ^let  ^him  ^^go  ^free. 

21  He  made  him  lord  also '^ of  ^his  ^  house  :  and 
ruler  of  ^^all  ^^his  ^substance  : 

22  That  he  might  inform  his  princes  ^  after  ^his 
^will  :  and  ^ teach  ^4iis  '^sena-^tors  ^wisdom. 

23  Israel  also  came  ~in-^to  ^ Egypt  :  and  Jacob 
was  a  stranger  ^in  ^the  Mand  ^of  ^Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  ex-~ceed-^ing- 
^ly  :  and  made  them  strong^er  ^than  ^  their  ^en-^e- 
^mies  : 

25  Whose  heart  turned  so,  that  they  ^hated  "^his 
^people  :  and  dealt  un-~tru-^ly  Svith  ^his  ^ser- 
vants. 

26  Then  sent  he  Moses  his  ^^ser-S^ant  :  and 
Aaron  ^^whom  ^he  ^had  ^chosen. 

27  And  these  showed  his  tokens  a-^^mong  ''them  : 
and  wonders  ~in  ^the  ^land  ^of  ""Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  ^it  ^w^as  ''dark  :  and 
they  were  not  o-^be-^dient  ^unto  ^his  ^word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  ^in-^to  ''blood  :  and 
^^slew  ^^ their  ^fish. 

30  Their  land  ~ brought  ^ forth  ^ frogs  :  yea,  even 
'^in  ^ their  ''^kings'  ^chambers. 


170  THE  PSALTER.  Day  21. 

31  He  spake  the  word,  and  there  came  all  ^man- 
ner ^of  ^ flies  :  and  ~lice  ^in  ^all  ^ their  ^quarters. 

32  He  gave  them  ^hailstones  ^for  ^rain  :  and 
flames  of  ^^fire  ^in  ^ their  ^land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  -also  ^and  ^fig-trees  : 
and  destroyed  the  trees  -that  ^vvere  ^in  ^ their  ^coasts. 

34  He  spake  the  word,  and  the  grasshoppers 
came,*  and  caterpillars  in--nu-^mer-^able  :  and  did 
eat  up  all  the  grass  in  their  land,*  and  devoured  the 
^^ fruit  '^of  ^ their  Aground. 

35  He  smote  all  the  first-born  ~in  ^  their  ^land  : 
even  the  ^ chief  ^of  '^all  ^ their  ^strength. 

36  He  brought  them  forth  also  with  ^silver  ^and 
^gold  :  there  was  not  one  feeble  ^ per- ^  son  a-^mong 
^ their  ^tribes. 

37  Egjpt  was  glad  ^t  -their  ^de-^ parting  :  for 
they  -were  ^ a- Afraid  ^of  ^them. 

38  He  spread  out  a  cloud  to  ^be  ^a  '^  covering  : 
and  fire  to  give  light  ~in  ^the  "^^night- ^season. 

39  At  their  desire  he  ^^ brought  ^quails  :  and  he 
filled  them  '^with  ^the  '* bread  ^of  ^heaven. 

40  He  opened  the  rock  of  stone,  and  the  waters 
-flow-^ed  ^out  :  so  that  rivers  -ran  ^in  the  ^^dry 
^places. 

41  For  why  ?  he  remembered  his  ^ho-^ly  ^prom- 
ise :  and  ^ A- ^ bra- Mia m  ^ his  ^servant. 

42  And  he  brought  forth  his  ^people  ^with  ^joy  : 
and  his  -^cho-'^sen  ^with  ^gladness  : 

43  And  gave  them  the  lands  ^of  ^the  ^heathen  : 
and  they  took  the  labours  of  the  ~peo-^ple  ^in  ^pos- 
^  session  : 

44  That  they  might  -keep  ^his  ^statutes  :  and 
ob-^^  serve  ^^his  ^laws. 


Day  21.  THE  PSALTER.  171 

Psalm  cvi.     Conjitemini  Domino. 

f\  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  ^^gra- 
^^  ^cious  :  and  his  mercy  en-^^du-^reth  ^for  ^ever. 

2  Who  can  express  the  noble  acts  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
or  show  forth  ~^all  ^^his  Upraise  \ 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  alway  keep  ~^judg-^ment  : 
and  do  ~ ^  right- ^^  eons- ^ness. 

4  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  according  to  the  favour 
that  thou  bearest  un-~to  ^thy  ^people  :  O  visit  ^ me 
^vvith  ^thy  ^sal-ovation  : 

5  That  I  may  see  the  felicity  ^of  ^thy  ^chosen  : 
and  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy  people,*  and  give 
^thanks  ^with  "^ thine  ^in-^heritance. 

6  We  have  sinned  ^witii  ^our  Mathers  :  we  have 
done  amiss,  and  ^^dealt  ^  wick-^ed-^ly. 

7  Our  fathers  regarded  not  thy  wonders  in  Egypt,* 
neither  kept  they  thy  great  goodness  ^in  ^re-^mem- 
brance  :  but  were  disobedient  at  the  sea,  -even  ^at 
the  ^  ^  Red  0  Sea. 

8  Nevertheless,  he  helped  them  for  his  ^^ Name's 
^sake  :  that  he  might  make  his  ~pow-^er  ^to  ^be 
^  known. 

9  He  rebuked  the  Red  Sea  also,  and  it  was  ^dri- 
^ed  ^up  :  so  he  led  them  through  the  deep,  as  ^through 
^a  Hvil-^der-^ness. 

10  And  lie  saved  them  from  the  adver-~sa-^ry's 
^hand  :  and  delivered  them  from  the  ~hand  ^of  the 
^  en-  ^  e-  0  my. 

11  As  for  those  that  troubled  them,  the  waters 
over- ^  whelm- ^ed  ^them  :  there  was  not  ^^one  ^of 
^them  ^left. 

12  Then  beheved  ^they  ^his  ^  words  :  and  sang 
^ upraise  ^un-^to  ^him. 


172  THE  PSALTER.  Day  21. 

13  But  within  a  while  they  for-^gat  ^his^works  : 
and  would  '~not  ^a-^bide  ^his  ^counsel. 

14  But  lust  came  upon  them  in  the  ~wil-^der- 
^ness  :  and  they  tempted  ~^God  ^in  ^the  ^desert. 

15  And  he  gave  them  -their  ^de-^sire  :  and  sent 
leanness  withal  ~^in-^to  ^  their  ^soul. 

16  They  angered  Moses  also  ^in  ^the  ^ tents  :  and 
Aaron  the  ~^saint  '^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

17  So  the  earth  opened,  and  -swallowed  ^up 
^Dathan  :  and  covered  the  congre-~ga-^tion  "^of 
^A-H)iram. 

18  And  the  fire  was  kindled  in  their  ~com-^pa- 
^nj  :  the  flame- ~^ burnt  ^up  ^the  un-^ godly. 

19  They  made  a  ~calf  ^in  ^Horeb  :  and  wor- 
shipped the  ~^mol-^^ten  ^  image. 

20  Thus  they  turned  their  -^glo-'^ry  :  into  the 
similitude  of  a  ^calf  ^that  '^eat-^eth  ^hay. 

21  And  they  forgat  God  their  ~^Sa-S'iour  :  who 
had  done  so  -^great  ^things  ^in  *^Egypt : 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  -land  ^of  "^Ham  :  and 
fearful  things  ^by  ^the  ^^Red  ^Sea. 

23  So  he  said  he  would  have  destroyed  them,* 
had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood  before  him  -in  ^the 
^gap  :  to  turn  away  his  wrathful  indignation,  -lest 
^he  '^  should  ^de-^stroy  them. 

24  Yea,  they  thought  scorn  of  that  -pleas- 
^ant  "^land  :  and  gave  no  credence  -^un-^to  ^his 
^  word  : 

25  But  murmured  ~in  ^their^tents  :  and  heark- 
ened not  unto  the  ~^ voice  ^of  ^the  *^Lord. 

26  Then  lift  he  up  his  -hand  ^ a- Against  them  :  to 
overthrow  them  ^in  ^the  ^  wil-^der-^ness  : 

27  To  cast  out  their  seed  a--mong  ^the  ^nations  : 
and  to  scatter  -^them  Mn  ^the  ^ lands. 

28  They  joined  themselves  unto  ^Ba-^al-^peor  ; 
and  ate  the  ^ offer- ^ings  ^of  ^the  ^dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger  wdth  their 


Day  21.  THE  PSALTER.  173 

-own  ^in-^ventions  :  and   the  ^plague  ^vvas   '^ great 
^a-*'mong  them. 

30  Then  stood  up  Phinees,  and  *^praj-^ed  :  and 
~so  ^the  ''^^ plague  ^ceased. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  for  ~right- 
^^eous-'^ness  :  among  all  posterities  for  ^^ev-'^^er- 
^more. 

32  They  angered  him  also  at  the  ^waters  '"^of 
^strife  :  so  that  he  punished  ~Mo-^ses  ^for  ^ their 
^sakes  : 

33  Because  they  provoked  his  ^^^spir-^it  :  so  that 
he  spake  unad-~ vised- ^ly  ''with  ^his  ^lips. 

34  Neither  destroyed  ~they  ^the  Mieathen  :  as 
the  -Lord  ^com-^mand-^ed  ^them  : 

35  But  were  mingled  a-^mong  ^the  ^heathen  : 
and  -^ learn- ^ed  ^ their  *^  works. 

36  Insomuch  that  they  worshipped  their  idols,* 
which  turned  to  their  ^own  ^de-^cay  :  yea,  they 
offered  their  sons  and  their  ^daugh-^ters  ^un-^to 
'^devils  : 

37  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the  blood  of 
their  sons  and  ~of  ^ their  ''daughters  :  whom  they 
offered  unto  the  idols  of  Canaan  ;*  and  the  "land 
^was  de-^  filed  ^with  ^  blood. 

38  Thus  were  they  stained  with  ^ their  ^own 
Hvorks  :  and  went  a  whoring  -with  ^ their  ^own 
^in-^ventions. 

39  Therefore  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  kindled 
a- -gainst  ^his  ^people  :  insomuch  that  he  ab-~horred 
^his  ^own  ^in-^heritance. 

40  And  he  gave  them  over  into  the  hand  -of  ^the 
'' heathen  :  and  they  that  hated  them  were  ^^lords 
^o-^ver  ^them. 

41  Their  enemies  op- -press- ^ed  ^them  :  and 
^had  ^them  Mn  ^sub- Ejection. 

42  Many  a  time  did  he  de-^liv-^er ''them  :  but 
they  rebelled    against   him   with    their  own  inven- 


174  THE  PSALTER.  Day  22. 

tions,*  and  were  brought  ^down  ^in  their  Svick-^ed- 
^ness. 

43  Nevertheless,  when  he  ^saw  ^  their  ad-^versi- 
tj  :  he -^ heard  ^ their  ^ com- ^plaint. 

44  He  thought  upon  his  covenant,  and  pitied 
them,*  according  unto  the  mukitude  of  his  ~^mer- 
^cies  :  jea,  he  made  all  those  that  led  them  away 
captive*  to  ~^pit-^^y  ^them. 

45  Deliver  us,  O  Lord  our  God,*  and  gather  us 
from  a-^mong  ^the  ^heathen  :  that  we  may  give 
thanks  unto  thy  holy  Name,*  and  make  our  ~^ boast 
^of  ^thy  Upraise. 

46  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  from  ever- 
lasting,* and  world  with- ^^ out  ^end  :  and  let  all  the 
^peo-^ple  ^say,  ^A-^men. 


O 


THE  TWENTY-SECOND  DAY. 

iHormng  IJrap^r. 

Psalm  cvii.     Coiifitemini  Domino. 

GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord;  for  he  is  ~^gra- 
^cious  :  and  his  mercy  en-^Mu-^reth  ^for  ^ever. 

2  Let  them  give  thanks  whom  the  Lord  hath  re- 
^^deem-^ed  :  and  delivered  from  the  ~hand  ^of  the 
^en-^e-^my  : 

3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands,  from  the 
east,  and  ^from  ^the  ^west  :  from  the  north,  ^^and 
^from  ^the  ^ south. 

4  They  went  astray  in  the  wilderness  "^out  of  ^the 
^way  :  and  found  ~^no  ^city  'to  ^dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  ~^  thirst- ^y  :  their '~^  soul  ^  faint- ^ed 
^in  them. 

6  So  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  ^^trou- 
^ble  :  and  he  deUvered  them  ^^from  ^  their  ^dis- 
^  tress. 


Day  22.  THE  PSALTER.  175 

7  He  led  them  forth  by  the  ~^ right  Hvay  :  that 
they  might  go  to  the  '~cit-^y  ^  where  ^they  ^dwelt. 

8  O  that  men  would  therefore  praise  the  Lord 
-for  ^his  ^goodness  :  and  declare  the  wonders  that 
he  doeth  for  the  '~^chil-'^dren  '^of  ^men  ! 

9  For  he  satisfieth  the  ~emp-^ty  ^sotil  :  and  fill- 
eth  the  ~hun-^gry  ^soul  ^with  ^goodness. 

10  Such  as  sit  in  darkness,  and  in  the  ^shadow 
^of  ^  death  :  being  fast  bound  in  ^mis-^er-^y  ^and 
^iron  : 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  ~of 
^the  ^Lord  :  and  lightly  regarded  the  counsel  of  the 
-^Mosf^^  High- 'est: 

12  He  also  brought  down  their  heart  through 
^heav-^i-^ness  :  they  fell  down,  and  ^  there  ^was 
'^none  ^to  Mielp  them. 

13  So  when  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
^^trou-M)le  :  he  delivered  them  ^out  ^of  '^  their  ^dis- 
^  tress. 

14  For  he  brought  them  out  of  darkness,*  and  out 
of  the  ^shadow  ^of  Meatli  :  and  ~ brake  ^ their  ^ bonds 
^in  ^sunder. 

15  O  that  men  would  therefore  praise  the  Lord 
^for  ^his  ^goodness  :  and  declare  the  wonders  that 
he  doeth  for  the  ^^chil-'^dren  ^of  ^men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  Agates  ^of  ^ brass  :  and 
smitten  the  -bars  ^of  ^iron  ^in  'sunder. 

17  Foolish  men  are  plagued  for  ^  their  ^ of- ^  fence  : 
and  because  ~of  ^ their  ^  wick-^ed-'ness. 

18  Their  soul  abhorred  all  ^manner  ^of  '^meat  : 
and  they  were  even  ^^hard  ^at  ^death's  'door. 

19  So  when  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  ~in  ^ their 
^trouble  :  he  deUvered  them  -out  "of  ^ their  ^dis- 
^  tress. 

20  He  sent  his  word,  and  -heal-"ed  ^them  :  and 
they  w^ere  -saved  ^from  ^their  ^de-'struction. 

21  O  that  men  would  therefore  praise  the  Lord 


176  THE  PSALTER.  Day  22. 

^for  ^his  ^goodness  :  and  declare  the  wonders  that 
he  doeth  for  the  -^chil-'^dren  ^of  ^nien  ! 

22  That  they  would  offer  unto  him  the  sacrifice 
of  ^^thanks-^giving  :  and  tell  ^out  ^his^works  ^with 
^gladness  ! 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  ~sea  ^in  ^ ships  : 
and  occupy  their  business  in  ^^ great  ^^wa-^ters  : 

24  These  men  see  the  works  '"^of  "the  ^Lord  : 
and  his  ^won-^ders  ^in  ^the  ^deep. 

25  For  at  his  word  the  stormy  -wind  ^a-^riseth  : 
which  lifteth  ^up  ^the  ^  waves  ^  there- ^  of 

26  They  are  carried  up  to  the  heaven,  and  down 
again  ^to  ^the  ^deep  :  their  soul  melteth  away  be- 
^^ cause  ^of  ^the  ^trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  ^drunk- 
^en  ^man  :  and  are  ^at  ^  their  ^^  wit's  ^end. 

28  So  when  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  ~in^their^ trou- 
ble :  he  delivereth  them  ~out  ^of  "* their  ^dis-^ tress. 

29  For  he  maketh  the  ~ storm  ^to  ^ cease  :  so  that 
the  ^  waves  ^  there- ^  of  ^are  ^ still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad,  because  they  ^are  ^at 
^rest  :  and  so  he  bringeth  them  unto  the  haven 
^^  where  ^they  ^  would  ^be. 

31  O  that  men  would  therefore  praise  the  Lord 
^for  ^his  ^goodness  :  and  declare  the  wonders  that 
he  doeth  for  the  ^^chil-^dren  ^of  ^men  ! 

32  That  they  would  exalt  him  also  in  the  congre- 
gation ^of  ^the  ^people  :  and  praise  him  in  the  ~^seat 
^of  ^the  '^elders  ! 

33  Who  turneth  the  floods  into  a  "^wil-^der-^ness  : 
and  drieth  ^up  ^the  ^wa-^ter-^ springs. 

34  A  fruitful  land  maketh  he  ~^bar-^ren  :  for  the 
wickedness  of  ^them  ^that  ^  dwell  ^  there- ^ in. 

35  Again,  he  maketh  the  wilderness  a  ^ stand- ^ing 
^  water  :  and  water- springs  ~of  '^a  ^^dry  Aground. 

36  And  there  he  setteth  the  ^^hun-^gry  :  that 
they  may  build  them  a  ~cit-^y  ^to  ^  dwell  ^in  : 


Day  22.  THE  PSALTER.  177 

37  That  they  may  sow  their  land,  and  ~^ plant 
'^ vineyards  :  to  -yield  ^theni  '^fruits  ''of  ^increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them,  so  that  they  multiply  ex- 
^ceed-^ing-My  :  and  suffereth  not  their  ^ cat- ^  tie  ^to 
^de-"  crease. 

39  And  again,  when  they  are  minished  and 
^^ brought  Mow  :  through  oppression,  through  ~a-^ny 
^plague  ^or  ^trouble  : 

40  Though  he  suffer  them  to  be  evil-entreated 
through  ^^ty-h*ants  :  and  let  them  wander  out  of  the 
way  ~in  ^the  '^wil-^der-^ness  : 

41  Yet  helpeth  he  the  poor  out  of  '^mis-^er-^y  : 
and  maketh  him  households  ^like  ^a  ^  flock  ^ of  "^ sheep. 

42  The  righteous  will  consider  this,  ^and  ^re- 
*joice  :  and  the  mouth  of  all  wickedness  ~ shall  ^be 
^•"^stop-^ped. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  will  ^ponder  ^ these  ^things  : 
and  they  shall  understand  the  loving- ^ kind- ^  ness  ^  of 
^the  ^LoRD. 


O 


Psalm  cviii.     Paratum  cor  meum. 

GOD,  my  heart  is  ready,  my  ^  heart  ^is  ^  ready  : 
I  will  sing,  and  give  praise  with  the  best  ^mem- 
•^ber  Mhat  ^I  ^have. 

2  Awake,  thou  ~lute  ^and  ^harp  :  I  myself  ~will 
^a-^wake  ^  right  ^  early. 

3  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  a-^mong 
^the  ^people  :  I  will  sing  praises  unto  ^thee  ^a- 
'^mong  ""the  ^nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  greater  ^than  ^the  Mieavens  : 
and  thy  truth  reacheth  '^^un-Mo  ^the  ^clouds. 

5  Set  up  thyself,  O  God,  a-^bove  ^the  ^heavens  ; 
and  thy  glory  a-~^bove  ^all  ^the  ^  earth  : 

23 


]  78  THE  PSALTER.  Day  22. 

6  That  thy  beloved  may  be  de-^liv-^er-^ed  :  let 
thy  right  hand  save  them,  and  ~^hear  ^^thou  ^me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  ~ho-^li-'*ness  :  I  will 
rejoice  therefore,  and  divide  Sichem,*  and  mete  ~out 
^the  Salley  ^of  ^Saccoth. 

8  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Ma-~nasses  ^is  ^mine  : 
Ephraim  also  is  the  -^strength  ^of  ^my  ^head  : 

9  Judah  is  my  law-giver;  Moab  ^is  ^ my  ^wash- 
pot  :  over  Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe  ;  upon 
Phi-^lis-^tia  Svill  ^I  ^triumph. 

10  Who  will  lead  me  into  the  ^^strong  ^city  :  and 
w^ho  will  -bring  ^me  ^in-^to  *^Edom  l 

11  Hast  not  thou  forsaken  us,  ~^0  ^God  :  and 
wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  go  ^^  forth  Hvith  ^our  "^  hosts  ? 

12  O  help  us  a- -gainst  ^the  ^ enemy  :  for  ~vain 
^is  the  Mielp  ^of  ^man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  ^do  ^great  ''acts  :  and 
it  is  he  that  shall  tread  ~down  ^our  ^en-^e-^mies. 

Psalm  cix.     Deus  laudum. 

XJOLD  not  thy  tongue,  O  God  ~of  ^my  Upraise  : 
■^-^  for  the  mouth  of  the  ungodly,  yea,  the  mouth 
of  the  deceitful  is  ~open-^ed  '^up-^on  ^me. 

2  And  they  have  spoken  against  me  with  ^^ false 
"*  tongues  :  they  compassed  me  about  also  with  words 
of  hatred,*  and  fought  a- -gainst  ^me  with- ^ out  ^a 
^cause. 

3  For  the  love  that  I  had  unto  them,*  lo,  they  take 
now  my  ^con-^trary  ^part  :  but  I  give  my- -^  self 
^un-^to  Sprayer. 

4  Thus  have  they  rewarded  me  ~evil  ^for  'good  : 
and  hatred  ~^for  ^my  ^  good- ^  will. 

5  Set  thou  an  ungodly  man  to  be  ruler  ^o-Ver 
Miim  :  and  let  Satan  -stand  ^at  Miis  ^right  ^hand. 

6  When  sentence  is  given  upon  him,  let  him  ^be 
^con-Memned  :  and  let  his  prayer  be  ^  turn- ^ed  Mn- 
^to  ^sin. 


Day  22.  THE  PSALTER.  179 

7  Let  his  -days  ^be  ^few  :  and  let  an-~oth-^er 
^take  ^his  ^office. 

8  Let  his  children  be  '~fa-'^ther-^Jess  :  and  his 
~^wife  ^^a  ^ widow. 

9  Let  his  children  be  vagabonds,  and  ~beg  ^ their 
^  bread  :  let  them  seek  it  also  ~out  ^of  ^deso-^late 
^places. 

10  Let  the  extortioner  consume  -all  ^that  he 
^hath  :  and  let  the  stranger  ~^ spoil  ^Miis  ^labour. 

11  Let  there  be  no  man  to  -pit-^y  ^him  :  nor  to 
have  compassion  upon  his  ^^fa-^'ther-^less  ^children. 

12  Let  his  posterity  ~be  ^de-^stroyed  :  and  in 
the  next  generation  let  his  ^name  ^be  ^  clean  ^put 
^out. 

13  Let  the  wickedness  of  his  fathers  be  had  in 
remembrance  in  the  sight  ~of  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  let 
not  the  sin  of  his  mother  -^be  "^done  ^a-*^way. 

14  Let  them  alway  be  be- ^ fore  ^the  ^Lord  :  that 
he  may  root  out  the  memorial  of  them  -^from  ^off 
^the  ^  earth  : 

15  And  that,  because  his  mind  was  not  -to  ^do 
^good  :  but  persecuted  the  poor  helpless  man,*  that 
he  might  slay  him  that  was  -vex-^ed  ^at  ^the  ^ heart. 

16  His  delight  was  in  cursing,  and  it  shall  happen 
^un-^to  ^him  :  he  loved  not  blessing,  therefore  shall 
^it  ^be  ^far  ^from  ^him. 

17  He  clothed  himself  with  cursing  like  as  with  a 
-^rai-^ment  :  and  it  shall  come  into  his  bowels  like 
water,  and  like  ~oil  ^in-^to  ^his  ^bones. 

18  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  cloak  that  he  ~hath 
^up-'*on  him  :  and  as  the  girdle  that  he  is  -al-^ways 
^girded  ^with-^al. 

19  Let  it  thus  happen  from  the  Lord  unto  mine 
^en-^e-^mies  :  and  to  those  that  speak  -e-^vil  a- 
^ gainst  "'^my  ^soul. 

20  But  deal  thou  with  me,  O  Lord  God,  accord- 
ing un-^to  ^thy  ^Name  :  for  ^^  sweet  ^is  ^thy  ^  mercy 


180  THE  PSALTER.  Day  23. 

21  O  deliver  me,  for  I  am  helpless  ^^and  ^poor  : 
and  my  heart  is  ~^  wound- ^ed  ^  with- ^  in  me. 

22  I  go  hence  like  the  shadow  -that  ^de-^'parteth  : 
and  am  driven  awaj  ^as  ^the  "^ grass- ^  hop- ^  per. 

23  My  knees  are  ^weak  ^through  ^tasting  :  my 
flesh  is  dried  ~up  ^for  ^want  ^of  ^fatness. 

24  I  became  also  a  reproach  ^un-^to  ^them  :  they 
that  looked  upon  me  ~sha-^ked  ^^ their  ^ heads. 

25  Help  me,  O  ^Lord  ^my  ''God  :  O  save  me 
according  ~to  ^thy  ^^mer-^cy  : 

26  And  they  shall  know  how  that  this  is  ~^thy 
^hand  :  and  that  ^thou,  ^Lord,  ^hast  ^done  ^it. 

27  Though  they  curse,  yet  ^^ bless  ^thoti  :  and  let 
them  be  confounded  that  rise  up  against  me  ;  but  let 
thy  ^^ser-^vant  ^re-*^joice. 

28  Let  mine  adversaries  be  -clothed  ^ with ^ shame  : 
and  let  them  cover  themselves  with  their  own  con- 
fusion, ^^as  Hvith  ^a  ^  cloak. 

29  As  for  me,  I  will  give  great  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  ^with  ^my  ^  mouth  :  and  praise  him  a-~mong 
^the  ^mul-^ti-^tude  : 

30  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand  ~of  ^the 
^poor  :  to  save  his  soul  ~from  ^un-^  right- ^eous 
^judges. 


THE  TWENTY-THIRD  DAY. 

JHorning  IJra^fr. 

Psalm  ex.     Dixit  Dominus. 


T 


HE  Lord  said  un-~to  ^my  ^Lord  :  Sit  thou  on 
my  right  hand,*  until  I  make  thine  ^ene-^mies 
^thy  ^  foot- ^  stool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  power  ^out 
^of  ^Sion  :  be  thou  ruler,  even  in  the  ~  midst  ^a- 
^mong  ^ thine  ^enemies. 


J 


Day  23.  THE  PSALTER.  181 

3  In  the  day  of  thy  power  shaD  the  people  offer 
thee  free-will  offerings  with  an  '~ho-^ly  ^worship  : 
the  dew  of  thy  birth  is  of  the  ~womb  ^of  the  ^'^morn- 
^ing. 

4  The  Lord  sware,  and  will  ~not  ^ re- ^  pent  : 
Thou  art  a  Priest  for  ever,  after  the  order  ~of  ^Mel- 
^chiz-^e-^dech. 

5  The  Lord  upon  th}^  ~^ right  ^hand  :  shall  wound 
even  kings  in  the  ~^day  ^of  ^his  *^  wrath. 

6  He  shall  judge  among  the  heathen  ;*  he  shall  fill 
the  places  with  the  ~^dead  ^bodies  :  and  smite  in 
sunder  the  heads  ~o-^ver  ^di-^vers  ^countries. 

7  He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  ~in  ^the  '^way  : 
therefore  shall  he  ~^hft  ^up  ^his  ^head. 

Psalm  cxi.     Confitebor  tihi. 

T   WILL    give  thanks   unto    the   Lord   with   my 
"^  whole  ^  heart  :  secretly  among  the  faithful,  and 
^in  ^the  '^con-^gre-^gation. 

2  The  works  of  the  "Lord  ^are  ^ great  :  sought 
out  of  all  them  that  have  ~^  pleas- ^ure  ^  there- ^ in. 

3  His  work  is  worthy  to  be  praised  and  ^had  ^in 
'*  honour  :  and  his  righteousness  en-^^du-^reth  ^for 
^ever. 

4  The  merciful  and  gracious  Lord  hath  so  done 
his  ^ mar- ^vellous'' works  :  that  they  ought  to  be  ^^had 
'^in  ^re-^merabrance. 

5  He  hath  given  meat  unto  ^them  ^that  ^fear  him  : 
he  shall  ever  be  mindful  ~of  ^his  ^cov-^e-^nant. 

6  He  hath  showed  his  people  the  power  ^of  ^his 
^  works  :  that  he  may  give  them  the  ^heri-^tage  ^of 
^the  ^heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and  ^^judg- 
'^ment  :  all  his  com-~^mand-^ments  ^are  ^true. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ^ever  ^and  ^ever  :  and  are 
^done  ^in  ^ truth  ^and  ^equity. 

9  He  sent  redemption  un-^to  ^his  ^people  :  he 


182  THE  PSALTER.  Day  23. 

hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever  ;*  holj  and 
^rev-^erend  '*is  ^his  ^Name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  be- ^ginning  ^of 
^wisdom  :  a  good  understanding  have  all  they  that 
do  thereafter;*  the  praise  of  it  en-^^du-^reth  ^for 
^ever. 

Psalm  cxii.     Beatus  vir. 

"DLESSED  is  the  man  that  ^feareth  ^the  ^Lord  : 
-^  he  hath  great  delight  in  ^his  ^com-^^mand- 
^ments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  up-^^on  ^  earth  :  the 
generation  of  the  ~ faith- ^ful  ^  shall  ^be  *^  blessed. 

3  Riches  and  plenteousness  shall  be  ^in  ^his 
^ house  :  and  his  righteousness  en-^^du-^reth  ^for 
^ever. 

4  Unto  the  godly  there  ariseth  up  light  in  the 
^^dark-^ness  :  he  is  merciful,  ^lov-^ing,  ^and  ^right- 
^eous. 

5  A  good  man  is  merciful,  and  ^^lend-'^eth  :  and 
will  guide  his  ^^  words  ^with  ^dis-^cretion. 

6  For  he  shall  never  be  ^^mov-^ed  :  and  the 
righteous  shall  be  had  in  ever- ^^ last- ^ing  ^ re- ^mem- 
bran  ce. 

7  He  will  not  be  afraid  of  any  ^e-^vil  ^tidings  : 
for  his  heart  standeth  fast,  and  be-^liev-^eth  Mn  ^the 

^LORD. 

8  His  heart  is  stablished,  and  -will  ^not  ^shrink  : 
until  he  see  his  desire  up-^on  ^his  "^en-^e-^mies. 

9  He  hath  dispersed  abroad,  and  given  ~to  ^the 
^poor  :  and  his  righteousness  remaineth  for  ever;* 
his  horn  shall  be  ex-~^alt-^ed  ^with  *^ honour. 

10  The  ungodly  shall  see  it,  and  it  shall  ^^ grieve 
^him  :  he  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  consume 
away;*  the  desire  of  the  un-^^god-^ly  ^shall  ^per- 
ish 


Day  23.  THE  PSALTER.  183 

Psalm  cxiii.     Laudate,  pueri. 

T> RAISE  the  Lord,  je  ^^ser-^vants  :  O  praise  the 
■^    -^Name^of  ^ the  « Lord. 

2  Blessed  be  the  Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  :  from 
this  time  -forth  ^for  ^ev-^er-^more. 

3  The  Lord's  Name  is  ^^prais-^ed  :  from  the 
rising  up  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  ~^down  ^of  ^the 
^same. 

4  The  Lord  is  high  a-^bove  ^all  ^heathen  :  and 
his  ^glo-^ry  a-^bove  ^the  ^heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God,*  that  hath 
his  ^dwelling  ^so  ^high  :  and  yet  humbleth  himself 
to  behold  the  things  that  ^are  ^in  ^heaven  ^and 
^  earth  ! 

6  He  taketh  up  the  simple  out  ^of  ^the  ^dust  : 
and  lifteth  the  poor  ~^out  '^of  ^the  ^mire  : 

7  That  he  may  set  him  ^with  ^the  ^princes  : 
even  with  the  ~prin-^ces  ^of  ^his  ^people. 

8  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  "^keep  ^ house  : 
and  to  be  a  joyful  ^^mo-^ther  ^of  ^children. 


€rening  ^ra^er. 

Psalm  cxiv.     In  exitu  Israel. 

"Vl/'HEN  Israel  came  ^out  ^of  ^  Egypt  :  and  the 
^     house  of  Jacob  from  a-^mong  ^the  ^^  strange 
^people  : 

2  Judah  was   his  ^sanc-^tu-^ary  :  and  ^Is-^rael 
Miis  ^ do- ^minion. 

3  The   sea   saw  that,  ^^and  ^fled   :   Jordan  was 
^^driv-^^en  ^back. 

4  The  mountains  ^skipped  ^like  ^rams  ;  and  the 
httle  hills  ^Mike  ^^  young  ^  sheep. 


184  THE  PSALTER.  Day  23. 

5  What  ailetli  thee,  O  thou  sea,  ^that  ^thou  ^fled- 
dest  :  and  thou  Jordan,  that  ^thou  ^vvast  '^driv-^en 
^back  ? 

6  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  ^skipped  ^Uke  ^rams  : 
and  ye  Uttle  hills,  ^^like  ^^ young  ^  sheep  ? 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  ^of  ^the 
^Lord  :  at  the  presence  ^of  ^the  ^God  ^of  ^  Jacob  : 

8  Who  turned  the  hard  rock  into  a  ^ stand- ^ing 
^  water  :  and  the  flint-stone  in-^to  ^a  ^  spring- ^ing 
Svell. 

Psalm  cxv.     Non  nobis,  Domiiie. 

IVrOT  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us,*  but  unto  thy 
Name  ^give  ^the  Upraise  :  for  thy  loving  mercy, 
and  2  for  ^thy  ^^  truth's  ^sake. 

2  Wherefore  shall  the  '■'hea-^then  '^say  :  Where 
is  ^^now  ^^their  ^God? 

3  As  for  our  God,  ^he  is  ^in  '^  heaven  :  he  hath 
done  whatso-^ev-^er  '^  pleas- ^ed  ^him. 

4  Their  idols  are  ^silver  ^and  ^gold  :  even  the 
^work  ^of  ^^  men's  ^  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  and  ^^  speak  ^not  :  eyes 
have  they,  ^^and  "^^see  ^not. 

6  They  have  ears,  and  ~^hear  ^not  :  noses  have 
they,  ^^and  ^^  smell  ^not. 

7  They  have  hands,  and  handle  not  ;*  feet  have 
they,  and  ^^walk  "^not  :  neither  ~ speak  ^they  ^through 
^ their  ^throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like  ^un-^to  ^them  : 
and  so  are  all  such  as  ~put  ^  their  "*  trust  ^in  ^them. 

9  But  thou,  house  of  Israel,  trust  thou  ^in  ^the 
^LoRD  :  he  is  their  ^suc-^cour  ^and  ^de-^ fence. 

10  Ye  house  of  Aaron,  put  your  trust  ^in  ^the 
^LoRD  :  he  is  their  ~help-^er  ^and  ^de-^ fender. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  put  your  trust  ^in  ^the 
^LoRD  :  he  is  their  ^help-^er  ^and  ^de-^ fender. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us,  and  ^he 


Day  24.  THE  PSALTER.  185 

^ shall  ^  bless  ns  :  even  he  shall  bless  the  house  of 
Israel,  he  shall  ~  bless  ^the  '^  house  ^of  ^  Aaron. 

13  He  shall  bless  them  that  ^fear  ^the  ^Lord  : 
both  -^  small  ^^and  ^ great. 

14  The    Lord    shall   increase   you    -more   ^and 
^rnore  :  you  and  ^^your  ^^chil-^dren. 

15  Ye  are  the  blessed  ^ of  ^ the  ^ Lord  :  who^^made 
Mieaven  ^and  ^  earth. 

16  All  the  whole  heavens  ^are  ^the  ^Lord's  :  the 
earth  hath  he  given  to  the  ^^chil-^dren  ^of  ^men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  thee,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  neither 
all  they  that  go  ^^down  ^in-^to  ^silence. 

18  But  we  will  upraise  ^the  ^Lord  :    from  this 
time  forth  for  evermore.     ^^^ Praise  ^the  ^Lord. 


THE  TVTENTY-FOURTH  DAY. 

iHorning  |)rager. 

Psalm  cxvi.     Dilexi,  quoniam. 

T  AM  well  "^pleas-^ed  :  that  the  Lord  hath  heard 
the  -^ voice  ^of  ^my  Sprayer  : 

2  That  he  hath  incUned  his  ear  ^un-^to  '^me  : 
therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  ^^long  "^as  ^I  ^live. 

3  The  snares  of  death  compassed  me  ^ round  ^a- 
^bout  :  and  the  pains  of  hell  gat  ^hold  ^up-^^on  ^me. 

4  I  shall  find  trouble  and  heaviness,*  and  I  will 
call  upon  the  ^Name  ^of  the  ^Lord  :  O  Lord,  I  be- 
seech thee,  de-~^liv-^er  ^my  ^soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  ^^ right- "^eous  :  yea, 
our  ^God  ^is  ^mer-^ci-^ful. 

6  The  Lord  pre-~serveth  ^the  ^simple  :  I  was  in 
misery,  ^and  ^he  ^help-^ed  ^me. 

7  Turn  again  then  unto  thy  rest,  ~0  ^my  ^soul  : 
for  the  Lord  ^hath  ^re-^ward-^ed  ^thee. 

8  And  why  ?  thou  hast  dehvered  my  ^soul  ^from 

24 


186  THE  PSALTER.  Day  24. 

^  death  :  mine  eyes  from  tears,  ^and  ^mj  ^feet  ^from 
^falling. 

9  I  will  walk  be- -fore  ^tlie  ^Lord  :  in  the  ^^land 
^of  ^the  ^living. 

10  I  believed,  and  therefore  will  I  speak  ;*  but  I 
was  ~^sore  ^troubled  :  I  said  in  my  haste,  ^^AU 
^men  ^are  ^  liars. 

11  What  reward  shall  I  give  un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  : 
for  all  the  benefits  that  he  hath  ^^done  ^un-^to  ^me  ? 

12  I  will  receive  the  cup  ~of  ^sal-ovation  :  and 
call  upon  the  ~^Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

13  I  will  pay  my  vows  now  in  the  presence  of  ~all 
^his  0  people  :  right  dear  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is 
the  ^^deatii  ^of  ^his  ^saints. 

14  Behold,  O  Lord,  how  that  I  am  thy  ^^ser- 
^vant  :  I  am  thy  servant,  and  the  son  of  thy  hand- 
maid ;*  thou  hast  ^broken  ^my  '^ bonds  ^in  ^sunder. 

15  I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  ^^  thanks- ^  giv- 
ing :  and  will  call  upon  the  ^^Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

16  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  sight 
of  ^all  ^his  0 people  :  in  the  courts  of  the  Lord's 
house ;  even  in  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Jerusalem. 
^^0 Praise  ^the  ^Lord. 

Psalm  cxvii.     Laudate  Dominum. 

/^  PRAISE  the  Lord,  ^all  ^ye  Mieathen  :  praise 
^^^    him,  ~^all  ^^ye  ^nations. 

2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is  ever  more  and  more 
to- ^^  wards  ^us  :  and  the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth 
for  ever.     ^^^ Praise  ^the  ^Lord. 

Psalm  cxviii.     Conjitemini  Domino. 

f\  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  is  ^^gra- 
^^^  ^cious  :  because  his  ^ mercy  ^en-^dureth  ^for 
^ever. 

2  Let  Israel  now  confess  that  he  is  ^^gra-^cious  : 
and  that  his  -mercy  ^en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 


Day  24.  THE  PSALTER.  187 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  ~now  ^con-*fess  :  that 
his  -niercj  ^eii-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

4  Yea,  let  them  now  that  fear  the  ^  Lord  ^  con-  ^  fess  ; 
that  his  ^  mercy  ^en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  ~^trou-^ble  :  and  the 
Lord  ~^ heard  ^me  ^at  ^ large. 

6  The  Lord  is  on  ~^mj  ''side  :  I  will  not  fear 
what  man  ~do-^eth  ^un-^to  "^nie. 

7  The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  ^them  ^that 
^help  me  :  therefore  shall  I  see  mj  desire  up-^on 
^mine  ^en-^e-^mies. 

8  It  is  better  to  trust  ^in  ^the^LoRO  :  than  to  put 
any  '~con-^fi-'*dence  ^in  ^man. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  ~in  ^the  ^Lord  :  than  to  put 
any  -con-^'h-Mence  ^in  ^princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  ^round  ^a-^bout  : 
but  in  the  Name  of  the  -Lord  ^will  ^I  ^de-^stroy 
them. 

11  They  kept  me  in  on  every  side,  they  kept  me 
in,  I  say,  on  ^ev-^ery  ^side  :  but  in  the  Name  of  the 
^Lord  ^will  ^I  ^de-*^stroy  them. 

12  They  came  about  me  like  bees,*  and  are  extinct 
even  as  the  fire  a-~mong  ^the  ^thorns  :  for  in  the 
Name  of  the  -Lord  ^I  ^  wilPde-^stroy  them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me,  that  ^I  ^might 
'*fall  :  but  the -^ Lord '^  was  ^ my  ^ help. 

14  The  Lord  is  my  strength,  ~and  ^my  *song  : 
and  is  be- ^^ come  ^my  ^sal-ovation. 

15  The  voice  of  joy  and  health  is  in  the  dwellings 
^of  ^the  ^righteous  :  the  right  hand  of  the  Lord 
bringeth  ~migh-^ty  ^things  ^to  ^pass. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  the  pre- 
^eni-^i-'^nence  :  the  right  hand  of  the  Lord  bringeth 
^migh-^ty  ''things  ^to  ^pass. 

17  I  shall  not  die,  ~^but  Mive  :  and  declare  the 
^^works  ''of  Hhe  ^Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  and  cor-^rect-^ed 


188  THE  PSALTER.  Day  24. 

'*nie  :  but  he   hath  not  given   me   -o-"ver  ^un-^to 
^  death. 

19  Open  me  the  gates  of  ^  right- ^eous-^ness  :  that 
I  may  go  into  them,  and  give  -thanks  ^un-^to  ^the 

^LORD. 

20  This  is  the  gate  ~of  ^the^LoRD  :  the  righteous 
shall  ^en-^ter  ^in-^to  ^it. 

21  I  will  thank  thee;  for  thou  hast -^heard'^me  : 
and  art  be-^^come^my  ^sal-ovation. 

22  The  same  stone  which  the  builders  re-~^fu- 
^sed  :  is  become  the  ^  head- ^  stone  Mn  ^the  ^  cor- 
ner. 

23  This  is  the  ^^ Lord's  ''doing  :  and  it  is  ^mar- 
vel-^lous  ^in  ^our  *^eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  ~Lord  ^hath  ^made  : 
we  will  rejoice  ^and  ^be  ^glad  ^in  '^it. 

25  Help  me  now,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  O  Lord,  send  us 
^now^  ^pros-^per-^i-^ty. 

26  Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  ^Name  ^of 
the  ^Lord  :  we  have  wished  you  good  luck,  ye  that 
are  of  the  ~^  house  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

27  God  is  the  Lord,  who  hath  ~show^ed  ^us  ^light: 
bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  yea,  even  unto  the 
^^ horns  "^of  ^the  ^ altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  "I  ^will  ^ thank  thee  : 
thou  art  my  God,  ~^and  ^I  ^w^ill  Upraise  thee. 

29  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  ^^gra- 
^cious  :  and  his  mercy  en-^^du-^reth  ^for  ^ever. 


B 


Psalm  cxix.     Beati  immaculati. 

LESSED  are  those  that  are  undefiled  ^in  ^tbe 
*  ^way  :  and  walk  in  the  ~^law  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 


Day  24.  THE  PSALTER.  189 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  ~tes-^ti-^  monies  : 
and  seek  him  ~with  ^  their  ^^  whole  *^ heart. 

3  For  they  who  do  no  ^wick-^ed-^ness  :  walk 
23 in  '^Miis  Svays. 

4  Thoii  hast  "^charg-^ed  :  that  we  shall  diligent- 
ly -keep  ^thy  com-^^mand-^ments. 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  made  -so  ^di-^rect  :  that 
I  might  -^keep  ^^thy  ^statutes  ! 

6  So  shall  I  not  '^he  ^  con- "^  founded  :  while  I  have 
respect  unto  -^all  ^thy  ^com-^mandments. 

7  I  will  thank  thee  with  an  un-~ feign- ^ed  ^ heart : 
when  I  shall  have  learned  the  judgments  ^of  ^thy 
^  right-  ^  eous-  ^  ness. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  -cer-^e-'*  monies  :  O  for- ^^  sake 
*me  ^not  ^utterly. 

In  quo  corriget  ? 

■¥^HERE WITHAL  shall  a  young  man  ^ cleanse 
3  his  ^way    :    even  by  ruling  himself  ^^af-^ter 
^thy  ^word. 

2  With  my  whole  heart  have  I  -^sought  ^thee  :  O 
let  me  not  go  wrong  -out  ^of  ^thy^com-^mandaients  ! 

3  Thy  words  have  I  hid  with-- in  ^my  ^ heart  : 
that  I  should  not  ^sin  ^a-^^gainst  ^thee. 

4  Blessed  art  thou,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  O  -^teach  ^me 
•■^thy  ^statutes! 

5  With  my  lips  have  ^I  ^been  ^telUng  :  of  all  the 
-judg-^ments  '^of  ^thy  ^  mouth. 

6  I  have  had  as  great  delight  in  the  way  of  thy 
-  tes- 3  ti-^  monies  :  as  in  alP^man-^ner  ^of  ^riches. 

7  I  will  talk  of  thy  com--^mand-^ments  :  and 
have  respect  -^un-'^to  ^thy  ^ways. 

8  My  delight  shall  be  in  thy  -^stat-^utes  :  and  I 
will  ^not  ^  for- ^  get  ^thy  ^word. 


190  THE  PSALTER.  Day  24. 

Ret7'ihue  servo  tuo. 

f\  DO  well  un-^to  ^thy  ^servant  :  that  I  may  live, 
^^   and^'keep  ^^tby  Svord. 

2  Open  ^thou  ^niine  ^eyes  :  that  I  may  see  the 
wondrous  -^things  ^of  ^thy  ^law. 

3  I  am  a  stranger  up-~^on  ^  earth  :  O  hide  not 
thy  com-^mand-^ments  ^"^from  ^me  ! 

4  My  soul  breaketh  out  for  the  very  ^fervent  ^de- 
^sire  :  that  it  hath  ^al-^way  un-^to  ^thy  ^judgments. 

5  Thou  hast  re-^buked  ^the  ^  proud  :  and  cursed 
are  they  that  do  ^err  ^from  ^thy  '^com-^mandments. 

6  O  turn  from  me  shame  ^and  ^re-^buke  :  for  I 
have  ^kept  ^thy '^testi-^^ monies. 

7  Princes  also  did  sit  and  -speak  ^ a- Against  me  : 
but  thy  servant  is  occupied  ^in  ^thy  ^^stat-'^utes. 

8  For  thy  testimonies  are  ^my  ^de- Might  :  and 
my  ^^coun-'^'^'sel-^lors. 

AdhcBsit  pavimento. 

IVTY  soul  cleaveth  ^to  ^the  ^dust  :  O  quicken  thou 
±tX  j^g^  ac-^cord-^ing  ^to  ^thy  ^word. 

2  I  have  acknowledged  my  ways,  and  thou  ~heard- 
•*est  ^me  :  O  ^^ teach  ^me  ^thy  '^statutes  ! 

3  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  com- 
-^mand-Mnents  :  and  so  shall  I  talk  ^of  ^thy  ^won- 
^drous  ^  works. 

4  My  soul  melteth  away  for  very  ^heav-^i-^ness  : 
comfort  thou  me  according  ^^un-^to  ^thy  ^word. 

5  Take  from  me  the  ^way  ^of  Mying  :  and  cause 
thou  me  to  make  ~^much  ^of  ^thy  ^law. 

6  I  have  chosen  the  ^way  ^of  ^  truth  :  and  thy 
judgments  "have  ^I  ^laid  ^be-^fore  me. 

7  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  ^tes-^ti-^  monies  :  O 
^LoRD,  ^con-^found  ^me  *^not! 

8  I  will  run  the  way  of  ^thy  ^com-^mandments  : 
when  thou  hast  ^set  ^my  ^  heart  ^at  liberty. 


Day  95  THE  PSALTER,  191 


THE  TWENTY-FIFTH  DAY. 

€lornlng  Jpragcr. 

Legem  pone. 
EACH  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  ^of  ^thy  ^statutes 


T 


and  I  shall  -keep  ^it  ^lui-^to  the  ^end. 

2  Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall  ^keep  ^thy 
^law  :  yea,  I  shall  keep  it  ~vvith  ^my  ^^  whole  ^  heart. 

3  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy  com-^^mand- 
^ments  :  for  there- ^  in  ^is  ^my  ^de-^sire, 

4  Incline  mine  heart  unto  thy  ^tes-^ti- '^monies  : 
and  not  to  ^^cov-^et-^ous-^ness. 

5  O  turn  away  mine  eyes,  lest  they  behold  ^van- 
^i-*ty  :  and  quicken  thou  ^me  ^in  ^^thy  ^way. 

6  O  stablish  thy  word  ^in  ^thy  ^servant  :  that  ^I 
^may  ^^fear  '^thee, 

7  Take  away  the  rebuke  that  I  am  a- ^ Afraid  ^of  : 
for  thy  ^"^judg-^ments  ^are  ^good. 

8  Behold,  my  delight  is  in  ~thy  ^com-'^mand- 
ments  :  O  quicken  me  ^in  ^thy  ^  right- ^eous-^ness. 

Et  veniat  super  me, 

T  ET  thy  loving  mercy  come  also  unto  me,  '^^O 
-^  "^LoRD  :  even  thy  salvation,  ac-^cord-^ing  un- 
^to  ^thy  ^word. 

2  So  shall  I  make  answer  unto  ^my  ^blas-'^phe- 
mers  :  for  my  ^  trust  ^is  ^in  ^thy  ^word. 

3  O  take  not  the  word  of  thy  truth  utterly  out 
^of  ^my  ^  mouth  :  for  my  ^hope  ^is  ^in  ^thy  ^judg- 
ments, 

4  So  shall  I  alway  ^keep  ^thy  ^law  :  yea,  for  ^^ev- 
*er  ^and  ^ever. 

5  And  I  will  walk  at  ^  lib- ^  er- "*  ty  :  for  I  ^seek 
^thy  com-*^mand-^ments. 

6  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also,  even  be- 
^ " fore  *  kings  :  and  ^  will  ^  not  ^  be  ^  a- ^shamed. 


192  THE  PSALTER.  Day  25.. 

7  And  my  delight  shall  be  in  thy  com-^^mand- 
^ments  :  which  ^1  ^have  ^^lov-^ed. 

8  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy  command- 
ments, which  ~I  ^have  '^ loved  :  and  my  study  shall 
^^be  Mn  ^thy  ^statutes. 

Memor  esto  servi  tui. 

£^  THINK  upon  thy  servant,  as  concerning  ~^thy 
^-^  ^word  :  wherein  thou  hast  caused  ^ me  ^ to  ^  put 
^my  ^  trust. 

2  The  same  is  my  comfort  ^in  ^my  ^trouble  :  for 
thy  ^word  ^hath  ^  quicken- ^ed  "^me. 

3  The  proud  have  had  me  exce:edingly  ^in  ^de- 
^rision  :  yet  have  I  not  ^shrink- ^ed  ^from  ^thy  ^law. 

4  For  I  remembered  thine  everlasting  judgments^ 
~^0  ^LoRD  :  and  re-^ceiv-^ed  ^^com-Mbrt. 

5  I  am  horribly  ^^ a- Afraid  :  for  the  ungodly  -that 
^  for-  ^  sa  ke  ^  thy  ^  la  w. 

6  Thy  statutes  have  ^been  ^my  ^  songs  :  in  the 
^  house  ^of  my  ''pil-^grim-^age. 

7  I  have  thought  upon  thy  Name,  O  Lord,  in  the 
^^ night- "^season  :  and  have  -^^kept  '^^thy  ^law. 

8  This  ~^I  Miad  :  because  I  .~kept  ^thy  com-- 
^^mand-^ments. 

Portio  mea,  Domine. 

nnHOU  art  my  portion,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  I  have  prom- 
ised  to  ~^keep  ^^thy  ^law. 

2  I  made  my  humble  petition  in  thy  presence  with 
my  -^  whole  ^  heart  :  O  be  merciful  unto  me,  ac- 
~cord-^in2^  ^to  ^thy  ^word. 

3  I  called  mine  own  ways  to  re-~^mem-^brance  t 
and  turned  my  feet  un-~to  ^thy  ^tes-^ti-*^ monies. 

4  I  made  haste,  and  prolonged  ^not  ^the  ^time  : 
to  ^^keep  ^thy  ^com-*^mandments. 

5  The  congregations  of  the  ungodly  have  ^rob- 
^bed  ^me  :  but  I  have  not  for- ^ got- ^  ten  ''^thy  ^law. 


Day  25.  THE  PSALTER.  193 

6  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  thanks  ^an-^to 
^thee  :  because  of  thy  ^^ right- '^^eous  ^judgments. 

7  I  am  a  companion  of  all  them  ^that  ^fear  ^thee  : 
and  ^^keep  ^thy  ^com-^mandments. 

8  The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  ^of  Hhy  "^  mercy  :  O 
^^ teach  '^me  ^thy  ^statutes  ! 


O 


Bonitatem  fecisti. 

LORD,  thou  hast  dealt  graciously  -with  ^thy 
^servant  :  ac-~ cording  ^un-^to  ^thy  ^word. 

2  O  learn  me  true  understanding  and  -^know- 
pledge  :  for  I  have  be-^liev-^ed  *thy  ^com-^mand- 
ments. 

3  Before  I  was  troubled,  ^I  ^went  ^  wrong  :  but 
-now  ^have  I  ^kept  ^thy  ^word. 

4  Thou  art  good  and  -^gra-^cious  :  O  ^^  teach 
^me  ^thy  "^statutes ! 

5  The  proud  have  imagined  a  -lie  ^ a- Against  me  : 
but  I  will  keep  thy  commandments  ^with  ^my  ^^  whole 
^  heart. 

6  Their  heart  is  as  ~fat  ^as  ^  brawn  :  but  my  de- 
light hath  ~^been  ^in  ^thy  ^law. 

7  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  ^been  ^in  ^trouble  : 
that  I  may  -Mearn  ^^thy  ^statutes. 

8  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  dearer  -un-^to  ^me  : 
than  ^thousands  ^ of  ^ gold  ^and  ^silver. 


®t)cning  IJrager, 

Manus  tucE  fecerunt  me. 

r|^HY  hands  have  made  me  and  ^ fashion- ^ed  ^me  : 
O  give  me  understanding,  that  I  may  ^^ learn 
^thy  ^com-^mandments. 

2  They  that  fear  thee  will  be  glad  ^when  ^they 

26 


194  THE  PSALTER.  Day  25. 

'^see  me  :  because  I  have   put  my  ^^  trust  ^in  ^thy 
^  word. 

3  I  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy  judgments  ^^are 
*  right  :  and  that  thou  of  very  faithfulness  hast 
^caused  ^me  ^to  ^be  ^troubled. 

4  O  let  thy  merciful  kindness  ^be  ^my  ^comfort  : 
according  to  thy  ~word  "un-^to  ^thy  ^servant. 

5  O  let  thy  loving  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  ^I 
"^may  ^live  :  for  thy  ^law  ^is  ^my  '^de-^ light. 

6  Let  the  proud  be  confounded,*  for  they  go  wick- 
edly about  to  de-^^stroy  ^me  :  but  I  will  be  occupied 
in  ^'thy  ^com-^^mand-^ments. 

7  Let  such  as  fear  thee,  and  have  known  thy  ^tes- 
^ti-^  monies  :  be  ^turn-^ed  ^un-^to  ^me. 

8  O  let  my  heart  be  sound  ^in  ^thy  ''statutes  :  that 
I  ^'^be  ^not  ^a-^shamed. 

Deficit  anima  mea. 

IVTY  soul  hath  longed  for  '^thy  ^sal-ovation  :  and 
I  have  a  good  hope  be- ~^ cause  ^of  ^thy  ^word. 

2  Mine  eyes  long  sore  ^for  ^thy  ^word  :  saying, 
O  when  ^wilt  ^thou  ^ com- ^ fort  ^me  ? 

3  For  I  am  become  like  a  bottle  ~in  ^the  ^  smoke  : 
yet  do  I  not  for- ^^ get  ^^thy  ^statutes. 

4  How  many  are  the  days  ^of  ^thy  ^  servant  : 
when  wilt  thou  be  avenged  of  ^them  ^that  ^perse- 
^cute  '^me  \ 

5  The  proud  have  digged  ^pits  ^for  ^me  :  which 
are  not  ^^af-^ter  ^thy  ^law. 

6  All  thy  commandments  ^^are  ^true  :  they  per- 
secute me  falsely;  ^O  ^be  ^thou  ^my  ^help. 

7  They  had  almost  made  an  end  of  me  up-^^on 
0  earth  :  but  I  for-^sook  ^not  ^thy  ^com-^mand- 
ments. 

8  O  quicken  me  after  thy  ^lov-^ing-^  kindness  : 
and  so  shall  I  keep  the  ^testi-^  monies  ^of  ^thy 
^  mouth. 


Day  25.  THE  PSALTER.  195 

In  aternum,  Domine. 

f^  LORD,  ^^thj  ^word  :  endureth  for  ~^ev-^er  ^in 
^^^  ^heaven. 

2  Thy  truth  also  remaineth  from  one  generation 
^to  ^an-^other  :  thoa  hast  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
earth,  ^^and  Mt  ^a-^bideth. 

3  They  continue  this  day  according  to  thine  ^or- 
^di-'*nance  :  for  ^alP things '^^ serve  ^ thee. 

4  If  my  dehght  had  not  been  ~in  ^thy  "^law  :  I 
should  have  ~ perish- "^ed  ^in  ^my  ^trouble. 

5  I  will  never  forget  thy  com-^^mand-^ments  :  for 
with  them  ~thou  ^hast  ^ quick- ^ened  ^me. 

6  I  am  thine;  O  ^^save  ^me  :  for  I  have  -^sought 
''thy  ^com-^mandments. 

7  The  ungodly  laid  wait  for  me,  to  de-~^stroy 
*me  :  but  I  will  consider  ^^thy  ''tes-^ti-^ monies. 

8  I  see  that  all  things  come  ^to  ^an  ^end  :  but 
thy  commandment  ^is  ^ex-^ceed-^ing  ^ broad. 

Quomodo  dilexi! 
T    ORD,  what  love  have  I  un-^to  ^thy  ^law  :  all  the 
-^   day  long  is  my  ~^stud-^y  "^in  *^it. 

2  Thou,  through  thy  conmiandments,  hast  made 
me  wiser  ~than  ^mine  ^enemies  :  for  they  are  ^ev- 
^er  ^^with  ^me. 

3  I  have  more  understanding  ^ than  ^my  ^teachers  : 
for  thy  testimonies  ^^are  ^^my  ^ study. 

4  I  am  wiser  ^than  ^the  ^aged  :  because  I  ^^keep 
Hhy  ^com-^mandments. 

5  I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  ~e-^vil 
Svay  :  that  I  may  ^^keep  ^^thy  ^word. 

6  I  have  not  shrunk  ^from  ^thy  ^judgments  :  for 
2^ thou  "^  teach- ^  est  ^me. 

7  O  how  sweet  are  thy  words  un-^to  ^my  '^  throat  : 
yea,  sweeter  than  ~hon-^ey  un-^to  ^my  ^  mouth  ! 

8  Through  thy  commandments  I  get  ^un-^der- 
^  standing  :  therefore  I  ^hate  ^all  ^e-^vil  ^ways. 


196  THE  PSALTER.  Day  26. 

THE  TWENTY-SIXTH  DAY. 

ilTornlng  Jprager. 

Lucerna  pedibus  meis. 

rpHY  word  is  a  lantern  un-~to  ^my  ^feet  :  and  a 
-light  ^un-'^to  ^niy  ^ paths. 

2  I  have  sworn,  and  am  steadfastly  ^par-^pos-^ed  : 
to  -keep  ^thy  ^ right- ^eous  '^judgments. 

3  I  am  trouhled  above  '~^meas-^ure  :  quicken  me, 
O  Lord,  ac-~cord-^ing  ^to  ^thy  ^word. 

4  Let  the  free-will  offerings  of  my  mouth  please 
^thee,  ^O  '^LoRD  :   and  ~^ teach  ^me  ^thy  ^judgments. 

5  My  soul  is  alway  -in  ^my  Miand  :  yet  do  I  -not 
^ for-'* get  ^thy  "^law. 

6  The  ungodly  have  laid  a  -snare  ^for  ^me  :  but 
yet  I  swerved  -not  ^from  ^thy  ^com-^mandments. 

7  Thy  testimonies  have  I  claimed  as  mine  heri- 
tage ~^for  ^ever  :  and  why  \  they  are  the  very  ~^joy 
^of  ^mv  ^ heart. 

8  I  have  applied  my  heart  to  fulfil  thy  statutes 
^^al-Svay  :  even  ~^un-^to  ^the  ^end. 


I 


Iniqitos  odio  liabui. 

HATE  them  that  imagine  -e-^vil  ^things  :  but 
thy  ^MawMo  ^I  ^love. 

2  Thou  art  my  de-- fence  ^and  ^shield  :  and  my 
^  trust  ^is  ^in  ^thy  ^word. 

3  Away  from  me,  ~^ye  ^wicked  :  I  will  keep  the 
com-^mand-^ments  ^of  ^my  ^God. 

4  O  stablish  me  according  to  thy  word,  that  ^I 
2 may  Mive  :  and  let  me  not  be  disap-^ point- ^ed  ^of 
^my  ^hope. 

5  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  -shall  ^be  ^safe  :  yea, 
my  delight  shall  be  -ev-^er  Mn  ^thy  ^statutes. 

6  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them  that  depart 


Day  26.  THE  PSALTER.  197 

^from  ^  th J  ^  statutes  :  for  they  im-~ag-^ine  ^but  ^de- 
^ceit. 

7  Thou  puttest  away  all  the  ungodly  of  the  earth 
~^like  '^ dross  :  therefore  I  "love  ^thy  ^tes-^ti-^ mo- 
nies. 

8  My  flesh  trembleth  for  -fear  ^of  ^thee  :  and  1 
am  a-  ^^  fraid  ^  of  ^ thy  ^judgments. 

Feci  judicium. 

T  DEAL  with  the  thing  that  is  -lawful  ^and  '^ right  : 
O  give  me  not  over-un-^to  ^mine  ^ op- ^ pressors  ! 

2  Make  thou  thy  servant  to  delight  in  that  ^  which 
^is  ^good  :  that  the  ~ proud  ^do  ^me  ^no  ^  wrong. 

3  Mine  eyes  are  wasted  away  with  looking  '~for 
^thy  Miealth  :  and  for  the  word  -of  ^thy  ^right- 
^eous-^ness. 

4  O  deal  with  thy  servant  according  unto  thy 
^lov-^ing  ^ mercy  :  and -^ teach  ^ me  ^ thy '^statutes. 

5  I  am  thy  servant;  O  grant  me  ^un-^der-^ stand- 
ing :  that  I  may  -know  ^thy  ^tes-^ti-^ monies. 

6  It  is  time  for  thee,  Lord,  to  lay  -to  ^ thine 
''hand  :  for  they  have  de--stroy-^ed  ^^thy  *^law. 

7  For  I  love  thy  com--^mand-^ments  :  above 
^gold  '^and  ^pre-^cious  ^stones. 

8  Therefore  hold  I  straight  ^all  ^thy  com-^mand- 
ments  :  and  all  false  ways  I  ^ut-^ter-^ly  ^ab-^hor. 

Mirahilia. 

'T^HY  testimonies  are  -won-^der-'^ful   :   therefore 
-*-    ^doth  ^my  ^^soul  ^keep  them. 

2  When  thy  word  ^go-^eth  ^  forth  :  it  giveth  light 
and  understanding  -^un-  Ho  ^the  *^ simple. 

3  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  drew  ^in  ^my  ^breath  : 
for  my  delight  was  in  ^thy  ^com-^^mand-*'ments. 

4  O  look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  merciful  -un-^to 
^me  :  as  thou  usest  to  do  unto  -those  ^that  Move 
^thy  ^Name. 


198  THE  PSALTER.  Day  26. 

5  Order  my  steps  ^in  ^thy  ^word  :  and  so  shall 
no  wickedness  have  do-^min-^ion  ^o-^ver  ^ine. 

6  O  dehver  me  from  the  wrongful  ^dealings  ^of 
^men  :  and  so  shall  I  ~^keep  ^thy  ^com-^mand- 
ments. 

7  Show  the  light  of  thy  countenance  up-~on  ^tliy 
^servant  :   and  ~^ teach  ^ me  ^ thy  ^statutes. 

8  Mine  eyes  gush  ~out  ^with  ^  water  :  because 
men  ~^keep  '^not  ^thy  ^law. 

Justus  es,  Domine. 

"DIGHTEOUS  art  thou,  ^^O  ^ Lord  :   and  ^^true 
-^^  ^is  ^thy  ^judgment. 

2  The  testimonies  that  thou  hast  com-^^mand- 
^ed  :  are  exceeding  ^^  right- ^eous  ^and  ^true. 

3  My  zeal  hath  even  con- ~su-^med  ^ me  :  because 
mine  enemies  have  for- ^ got- ^  ten  "*^thy  ^  words. 

4  Thy  word  is  tried  to  the  ^ut-^ter-^most  :  and 
thy  ^ser-^vant  ^lov-^eth  ^it. 

5  I  am  small  and  of  ^no  ^repu-^tation  :  yet  do  I 
not  for- ^^ get  ^thy  ^com-^mandments. 

6  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  ^  right-  ^  eous- 
^ness  :  and  thy  ~^law  ^is  ^the  ^  truth. 

7  Trouble  and  heaviness  have  taken  -hold  ^up- 
'^on  me  :  yet  is  my  delight  in  ~thy  ^com-^^mand- 
^ments. 

8  The  righteousness  of  thy  testimonies  is  ~ev-^er- 
'^  lasting  :  O  grant  me  understanding,  ^^and  ^I  ^  shall 
^live. 


Clamavi  in  toto  corde  meo. 


T  CALL  with   my  ^^ whole  Mieart   :   hear  me,  O 
Lord;  I  will  ~^keep  ''^thy  ^statutes. 
2  Yea,  even  unto  thee  ^do  ^I  ^call  :  help  me,  and 
I  shall  ^keep  ^thy  ^tes-^ti-^  monies. 


Day  26.  THE  PSALTER.  199 

3  Early  in  the  morning  do  I  cry  ~iin-^to  '^tliee  : 
for  in  thy  '~^vvord  ''is  ^'my  ^ trust. 

4  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  -night  ^ watch- ''es  :  that 
1  might  be  occupied  ~^in  ^^thy  ^ words. 

5  Hear  my  voice,  O  Lord,  according  unto  thy 
^jov-^ing-"^  kindness  :  quicken  me,  according  ~^as 
^thou  "^art  ^wont. 

6  They  draw  nigh  that  of  mahce  ^perse-^cute 
^me  :  and  are  ^^far  ^from  ^thy  ^law. 

7  Be  thou  nigh  at  hand,  ~^0  ^Lord  :  for  all  thy 
com-^^mand-^ments  ^are  *^true. 

8  As  concerning  thy  testimonies,  I  have  ^ known 
^ long ''since  :  that  thou  hast  Aground- ^ed  ^ them  ^ for 


Vide  Immilitatem. 

r\   CONSIDER   mine   adversity,   and   de-Miv-^er 
^-^  hue  :  for  I  do  ^not  ^ for- ''get  ^thy  ^law. 

2  Avenge  thou  my  cause,  and  de-^liv-^er  ''me  : 
quicken  me  ac-~cord-^ing  ^to  ^thy  *^word. 

3  Health  is  far  from  the  un-^^god-My  :  for  they 
re-^^gard  ^not  ^thy  ^statutes. 

4  Great  is  thy  mercy,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  quicken  me, 
^^as  hhou  ^art  ^wont. 

5  Many  there  are  that  trouble  me,  and  ^perse- 
^cute  ^me  :  yet  do  I  not  swerve  ^from  ^thy  ^tes-^ti- 
^  monies. 

6  It  grieveth  me  when  I  see  the  ^ ^ trans- ^gres- 
sors  :  because  they  ^^keep  ^not  ^thy  ^law. 

7  Consider,  O  Lord,  how  I  love  thy  com-~^mand- 
''ments  :  O  quicken  me,  according  to  thy  ^lov-^ing- 
^^kind-^ness. 

8  Thy  word  is  true  from  ^ev-^er-'' lasting  :  all  the 
judgments  of  thy  righteousness  en- ^ dure  ^for  ^ev- 


200  THE  PSALTER.  Day  26. 

Principes  2^e?'secuti  sunt. 

"ORINCES    have    persecuted    me    with-~out    ^a 
'^  cause   ;   but  my  heart  standeth  in  ^^awe  ^of 
^thy  ^word. 

2  I  am  as  glad  ^  of  ^  thy  ^  word  :  as  one  that  ^find- 
^eth  ^^ great  ^spoils. 

3  As  for  Ues,  I  hate  and  ab-^^hor  ^them  :  but  thy 
^Maw  '^do  ^I  Move. 

4  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  ^ Upraise  ^thee  :  because 
^of  ^thy  ^  right- ^eous  "^judgments. 

5  Great  is  the  peace  that  they  have  who  ^love 
^thy  ^law  :  and  they  are  ~not  ^of-'*fend-''^ed  ^at  it. 

6  Lord,  I  have  looked  for  thy  ^sa-^ving  ^health  : 
and  done  after  ^thy  ^com-^^mand-^ments. 

7  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  ~tes-^ti-^  monies  :  and 
loved  them  ex-~^ceed-^^ing-^ly. 

8  I  have  kept  thy  commandments  and  ~tes-^ti- 
^  monies  :  for  all  my  ways  ^are  ^  be- ^^  fore  ^thee. 

Appropinquet  deprecatio. 

T  ET  my  complaint  come  before  thee,  ^^O  ^Lord  : 
■^  give  me  understanding  ac-~cord-^ing  ^to  ^thy 
^  word. 

2  Let  my  supplication  ~come  ^ be- ^  fore  thee  :  de- 
liver me  ac-~cord-^ing  ^to  ^thy  ^word. 

3  My  lips  shall  speak  ~ of  ^  thy ''praise  :  when  thou 
hast  ^^ taught  ^me  ^thy  ^statutes. 

4  Yea,  my  tongue  shall  sing  ~of  ^thy  ^word  :  for 
all  thy  com-~^mand-^ments  ^are  ^righteous. 

5  Let  thine  hand  ~^help  ^me  :  for  I  have  chosen 
"thy  ^com-^^mand-^ments. 

6  I  have  longed  for  thy  saving  health,  ^^O  ^Lord  : 
and  in  thy  ~law  ^is  ^my  ^de-^ light. 

7  O  let  my  soul  live,  and  ^it  ^ shall  Upraise  thee  : 
and  thy  -^judg-'^ments  ^ shall  "^help  me. 

8  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  sheep  ^that  ^is  Most  : 


Day  27.  THE  PSALTER.  201 

O  seek  thj  servant,  for  I  do  not  for- -get  ^thy  com- 
^^mand-'^ments. 


THE  TWENTY-SEVENTH  DAY. 

illorning  IJraper. 

Psalm  cxx.     Ad  Dominum. 


'Vl/'HEN  I  was  in  trouble,  I  called  up-^on  ^the 
^LoRD  :  and  ~'^lie  ^^heard  ^me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from  ~Iy-^ing  ''lips  : 
and  from  a  de-^^ceit-^^ful  ^tongue. 

3  What  reward  shall  be  given  or  done  unto  thee, 
^thou  ^^ false  ^tongue  :  even  mighty  and  sharp  arrows, 
with  ~^hot  ^burn-^ing  ^  coals. 

4  Woe  is  me,  that  I  am  constrained  to  ^  dwell 
^with  ^Mesech  :  and  to  have  my  habitation  a-~mong 
^the  ^  tents  ^of  "^Kedar  ! 

5  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  a-~^mong  ^them  :  that 
are  ~ene-^mies  ^un-'^to  ^ peace. 

6  I  labour  for  peace  ;  but  when  I  speak  unto 
2 them  ^  there- ^  of  :  they  make  them  ^^read-^y  ^to 
^battle. 

Psalm  cxxi.     Levavi  ocuLos  meos. 

T  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  un-^to  ^the  Miills  :  from 
whence  ^^com-^eth  ^my  ^help. 

2  My  help  cometh  even  ^from  ^the  ^Lord  :  who 
hath  ~^made  ^heaven  ^and  ^ earth. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  ^to  ^be  ^  moved  : 
and  he  that  keepeth  thee  ^^will  ^^not  ^sleep. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  ^Is-^ra-^el  :  shall  nei- 
ther ^^ slum- "^ her  ^nor  ^ sleep. 

5  The  Lord  himself  "is  ^thy  ^keeper  :  the  Lord 
is  thy  defence  up-^on  ^thy  ^'^ right  ^hand  : 

6  So  that  the  sun  shall  not  burn  ^thee  ^by  ^day  : 
neither  the  ^^moon  ^^by  ^  night. 

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7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  ^from  ^all  ^evij  : 
yea,  it  is  even  he  ^that  ^ shall  ^keep  ^thy  ^soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out,  and  thy 
^com-^ing  ^in  :  from  this  time  ~forth  ^for  ^ev-^er- 
^rnore. 

Psalm  cxxii.     LcBtatus  sum. 

T  WAS  glad  when  they  said  ^un-^to  ^me  :  We 
will  go  into  the  ^^ house  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall   stand  ^in  ^thy  Agates   :    O  Je- 

3  Jerusalem  is  built  ~as  ^a  ^city  :  that  is  at  unity 
23in^Mt-«self 

4  For  thither  the  tribes  go  up,  even  the  tribes  ^of 
^the  ^LoRD  :  to  testify  unto  Israel,*  to  give  thanks 
unto  the  ^^Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

5  For  there  is  the  -seat  ^of  ^judgment  :  even 
the  seat  of  the  ^^ house  ^^of  ^ David. 

6  O  pray  for  the  peace  of  Je-^ru-^sa-^lem  :  they 
shall  prosper  ^^that  '^^love  ^thee. 

7  Peace  be  with- ^ in  ^thy  ^  walls  :  and  plenteous- 
ness  with- ~  in  ^thy  ^pal-^a-^ces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  com- ^  pan- ^  ions'  ^sakes  : 
I  will  ^wish  ^thee  pros- ^  per- ^i-^ty. 

9  Yea,  because  of  the  house  of  the  ~Lord  ^our 
^God  :  I  will  ~seek  ^to  ^do  ^thee  *^good. 

Psalm  cxxiii.     Ad  f.e  levavi  oculos  meos. 

TTNTO  thee  lift  I  nip  ^mine  ^eyes  :  O  Thou  that    1 
^    Mwell-^est  Mn  nhe  Mieavens.  \ 

2  Behold,  even  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto 
the  hand  of  their  masters,*  and  as  the  eyes  of  a 
maiden  unto  the  hand  ^of  ^her  ^mistress  :  even  so 
our  eyes  wait  upon  the  Lord  our  God,*  until  he  have 
^mer-^cy  up-^-^on  ^us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord,  have  ^ mercy 
^up-^on  us  :  for  we  are  ^ut-^ter-My  ^de-^spised. 


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Day  27.  THE  PSALTER.  203 

4  Our  soul  is  filled  with  the  scornful  reproof  ^of 
^the  '^  wealthy  :  and  with  the  de-^  spiteful- ^ness  ^of 
^the  ^  proud. 

Psalm  cxxiv.     Nisi  quia  Dominus. 

TF  the  Lord  himself  had  not  been  on  our  side,* 
now  may  ^Is-^rael  "^say  :    if  the  Lord  himself 
had   not   been  on  our  side,  when   ~men  "^rose   ^up 
^ a- Against  us  : 

2  They  had  swallowed  ^us  ^up  ^qui^^k  :  when 
they  were  so  wrathfully  dis- ^^ pleas- ^ed  "^at  ^us. 

3  Yea,  the  waters  had  ^  drown- ^ed  ^us  :  and  the 
stream  had  ^^gone  ^over  ^our  ^soul. 

4  The  deep  waters  ^of  ^the  ^ proud  ;  had  gone 
~e-^ven  ^over  ^our  *^soul. 

5  But  praised  ^be  ^the  ^Lord  :  who  hath  not 
given  us  over  for  a  ^prey  ^un-^to  ^ their  ^  teeth. 

6  Our  soul  is  escaped  even  as  a  bird  out  of  the 
snare  ~of  ^the  ^fowler  :  the  snare  is  broken,  ^and 
^we  ''are  ^de-^livered. 

7  Our  help  standeth  in  the  Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
who  hath  made  ^^ heaven  ^^and  ^ earth. 

Psalm  cxxv.     Qui  conJidMnt. 

TllHEY  that  put  their  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
even  as  the  ^^Mount  ^Sion  :  which  may  not  be 
removed,  but  ^  stand- ^eth  ^fast  ^for  ^ever. 

2  The  hills  stand  about  Je-^ru-^sa-Mem  :  even 
so  standeth  the  Lord  round  about  his  people,*  from 
this  time  -forth  ^for  ^ev-^er-^more. 

3  For  the  rod  of  the  ungodly  cometh  not  into  the 
lot  of  the  -^right-^eous  :  lest  the  righteous  put  their 
hand  ^un-^to  ^wick-^ed-^ness. 

4  Do  well,  ^^O  ^LoRD  :  unto  those  that  are  ^good 
^and  ^true  ^of  ^  heart. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  back  unto  their  own  ^wick- 


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204  THE  PSALTER.  Day  27. 

^ed-'^iiess  :  the  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the 
evil  doers  ;  but  peace  shall  ^be  up-^on  ^Is-^ra-^el. 


Psalm  cxxvi.     In  convertendo 

'\\/'HEN  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of 
^^Si-^on  :  then  were  we  like  ^un-^to  ^theni 
^that  "^ dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  -filled  ^with  ^laughier  : 
and  our  ^^  tongue  '^^with  ^joy. 

3  Then  said  they  a-~mong  ^the  Mieathen  :  The 
Lord  hath  -^done  ^ great  ^things  ^for  them. 

4  Yea,  the  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  ^us 
^al-^ready  :  where- ^^of  ^ we  ^re-^joice. 

5  Turn  our  captivity,  ^^O  ^Lord  :  as  the  ^riv- 
^ers  ^in  ^the  ^  south. 

6  They   that  ~sow  ^in  '^  tears  :  shall  "^reap  ^^in 

'joy- 

7  He  that  now  goeth  on  his  way  weeping,*  and 
beareth  forth  ~^good  "^seed  :  shall  doubtless  come 
again  with  joy,  and  -bring  ^his  ^^ sheaves  ^with  him. 

Psalm  cxxvii.     Nisi  Domimis. 

"PXCEPT  the  Lord  -build  ^the  Miouse  :    their 
■^-^    labour  -is  =^but  Most  ^that  *^ build  it. 

2  Except  the  Lord  -keep  ^the  ^city  :  the  watch- 
man ^wa-^keth  ^but  ^in  ^vain. 

3  It  is  but  lost  labour  that  ye  haste  to  rise  up  early, 
and  so  late  take  rest,*  and  eat  the  bread  of  -care- 
^ful-^ness  :  for  so  he  giveth  ^his  ^be-^lov-^ed  ^  sleep. 

4  Lo,  children,  and  the  fruit  ^of  ^the  ^womb  :  are 
an  heritage  and  gift  that  -com-^eth  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

5  Like  as  the  arrows  in  the  hand  ~of  ^the  ^  giant  : 
even  ^so  ^are  the  ^^ young  ^children. 


Day  27.  THE  PSALTER.  205 

6  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver  '^full  ^of 
'them  :  they  shall  not  be  ashamed  when  they  speak 
with  their  ~ene-^mies  ^in  ^the  ^gate. 

Psalm  cxxviii.     Beati  omnes. 

"DLESSED  are  all  they  that  ^fear  ^the  ^Lord  : 
-*^   and  ^^walk  ^in  ^his  ^ways. 

2  For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  ~of  ^  thine  ^  hands  : 
O  well  is  thee,  and  ^hap-^py  ^  shalt  ^thou  ^be  ! 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  as  the  ^ fruit- ^ ful  ^  vine  :  upon 
the  ^^  walls  ^of  ^  thine  ^  house. 

4  Thy  children  hke  the  ^ol-^ive- ^branches  :  round 
a- ^^  bout  ^^thy  ^  table. 

5  Lo,  thus  shall  the  man  be  ^^  bless- ^ed  :  that 
~=^fear-''eth  ^the  ^Lord. 

6  The  Lord  from  out  of  Sion  shall  ^so  ^ bless 
^thee  :  that  thou  shalt  see  Jerusalem  in  prosperity 
^  alP  thy  ^Mife^  long. 

7  Yea,  that  thou  shalt  see  thy  ^chil-^dren's  ^chil- 
dren :  and  -peace  ^up-^^on  ^Israel. 

Psalm  cxxix.     S(Epe  expugnavei-unt, 

IVrANY  a  time  have  they  fought  against  me  from 
XTX  j^^  2  3 youth  ^up  :  may  ^Is-^ra-^el  ^now  ^say  : 

2  Yea,  many  a  time  have  they  vexed  me  from  my 
^^  youth  ^up  :  but  they  have  ^not  ^pre-^  vailed  ^a- 
*^  gainst  me. 

3  The  plowers  plowed  up-^on  ^my  ^back  :  and 
^made  ^long  ^  ^  fur- ^  rows. 

4  But  the  ^  right- ^eous  ^Lord  :  hath  hewn  the 
snares  of  the  un-^^god-My  ^in  ^pieces. 

5  Let  them  be  confounded  and  ^turn-^ed  ^back- 
ward :  as  many  as  have  ~e-^vil  'will  ^at  ^Sion. 

6  Let  them  be  even  as  the  grass  growing  up-^on 
^the  'house-tops  :  w4iich  withereth  a-~fore  ^it  be 
*  pluck- ^ed  ^up  : 

7  Whereof  the  mower  filleth  ^not  ^his  ^hand  : 


206  THE  PSALTER.  Day  27. 

neither  he  that  bindeth  ^up  ^the  ^sheaves  ^his  ^bo- 
som. 

8  So  that  they  who  go  by  say  not  so  much  as, 
The  Lord  ^pros-^per  ^you  :  we  wish  you  good  luck 
in  the  ^^Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

Psalm  cxxx.     De  profundis. 

/^UT  of  the  deep  have   I  called  unto  ~thee,  ^O 
^^^  ^LoRD  :  Lord,  ^^ hear  ^^ my  ^ voice. 

2  O  let  thine  ears  con-~sid-^er  ^well  :  the  ^  voice 
^of  ^my  ^ com- ^plaint. 

3  If  thou,  Lord,  wilt  be  extreme  to  mark  what  is 
^done  ^a-^miss  :  O  Lord,  ^who  ^may  a- ^^ bide  ^it  ? 

4  For  there  is  mercy  ^^with  ^thee  :  therefore 
^^shalt  ^thou  ^be  ^feared. 

5  I  look  for  the  Lord  ;  my  soul  doth  ^wait  ^for 
^him  :  in  his  ^^word  Ms  ^my  ^ trust. 

6  My  soul  fleeth  un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  :  before  the 
morning  watch;*  I  say,  be- ^ fore  ^the  ^morn-^ing 
^  watch. 

7  O  Israel,  trust  in  the  Lord  ;*  for  with  the  Lord 
there  is  ^^mer-^cy  :  and  with  him  is  ^plen-^te-^ous 
^  re- Ademption. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  ~Is-^ra-^el  :    from  ^^all 


Psalm  cxxxi.     Domine,  non  est. 

T    ORD,  I  am  not  ^  high- ^  mind- ^ed  :  I  have  ^^no 
■^   ^^  proud  ^  looks. 

2  I  do  not  exercise  myself  in  ^^ great  ^matters  : 
which  are  ^^too  ^high  ^for  ^me. 

3  But  I  refrain  my  soul,  and  keep  it  low,*  like  as 
a  child  that  is  weaned  ^from  ^his  ^mother  :  yea,  my 
soul  is  even  ^as  ^a  ^wean-^ed  ^  child. 

4  O  Israel,  -trust  Mn  the  ^Lord  :  from  this  time 
^  forth  ^for  ^ev-^er-^more. 


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THE  TWENTY-EIGHTH  DAY. 

illorning  JPrager. 

Psalm  cxxxii.     Memento,  Domine. 

T   ORD,    remember    ^^Da-^vid    :    and    ^all   ^his 
-*-^   ^^trou-^ble: 

2  How  he  sware  un-^to  ^the  ^Lord  :  and  vowed 
a  vow  mito  the  Al-~migh-^ty  ^God  ^of  ^  Jacob  : 

3  I  will  not  come  within  the  tabernacle  ^of  ^mine 
**  house  :  nor  climb  ~up  ^in-^to  ^my  ^bed  : 

4  I  will  not  suffer  mine  eyes  to  sleep,*  nor  mine 
eyelids  to  ~^slum-^ber  :  neither  the  temples  of  my 
head  to  ~^take  ^a-^ny  ^rest : 

5  Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  temple  ^of  ^the 
*LoRD  :  an  habitation  for  the  ^migh-'^ty  ^God  ^of 
^Jacob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  the  same  at  ^Eph-^ra-^ta  : 
and  -found  ^it  ^in  ^the  ^wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  ^tab-^er-^nacle  :  and  fall 
low  on  our  knees  be- ^  fore  ^his  ^^  foot- ^  stool. 

8  Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  ^ rest- ^ing-^ place  : 
thou,  and  the  ^^ark  ^of  ^thy  ^strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  ^ right- ^eous- 
^ness  :  and  let  thy  saints  ^sing  ^  with  ^joy-^  ful- 
lness. 

10  For  thy  servant  ^Da-^vid's  ^sake  :  turn  not 
away  the  presence  of  ^  thine  ^A-^^noint-^ed. 

11  The  Lord  hath  made  a  faithful  oath  ^un-"to 
^ David  :  and  he  shall  ^^not  ^shrink  ^from  ^it : 

12  Of  the  fruit  ^of  ^thy  ^body  :  shall  I  ^set  ^up- 
^on  ^thy  ^seat. 

13  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant,*  and  my 
testimonies  that  ^I  ^ shall  ^  learn  them  :  their  children 
also  shall  sit  upon  thy  ^seat  ^for  ^ev-^er-^more. 

14  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Sion  to  be  an  habi- 
tation ^for  ^  him- ^  self  :  he  hath  Mong-^ed  ^^for  ^her. 


208  THE  PSALTER.  Day  28. 

15  This  shall  be  my  -rest  ^for  ^ever  :  here  will  I 
dwell,  for  I  ^have  ^a  de-^  light  ^  there- ^  in. 

16  I  will  bless  her  victuals  with  '^^ in- ^crease  :  and 
will  satis- ^fy  ^her  ^poor  ^with  ^  bread. 

17  I  will  deck  her  ^priests  ^with  ^health  :  and 
her  ^saints  ^ shall  re-^joice  ^and  ^sing. 

18  There  shall  I  make  the  horn  of  "David  ^to 
^flourish  :  I  have  ordained  a  lantern  for  ^mine  ^A- 
^^noint-^ed. 

19  As  for  his  enemies,  I  shall  clothe  ^them  ^with 
^ shame  :  but  upon  himself  -shall  ^his  ^^ crown 
^flourish. 

Psalm  cxxxiii.     Ecce,  quam  honum  ! 

"DEHOLD,  how  good  and  joyful  a  -thing  =^it  Ms  : 
-^   brethren,  to  ^  dwell  ^to-^gether  ^in  ^  unity  ! 

2  It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head,* 
that  ran  down  un-^to  ^the  ^  beard  :  even  unto  Aaron's 
beard,*  and  went  down  to  the  ^^ skirts  ''of  ^his  ^cloth- 
ing. 

3  Like  as  the  ^dew  ^of  ^Hermon  :  which  fell 
up-^on^^theMiilPof  ^Sion. 

4  For  there  the  Lord  promised  his  ^^ bless- ^ing  : 
and  ^life  ^for  ^ev-^er-^more. 

Psalm  cxxxiv.     Ecce  nunc. 

"DEHOLD  now,  Upraise  ^the  ^Lord  :  all  ye  ^ser- 
-*^  ^vants  ^of  ^the  'Lord  : 

2  Ye  that  by  night  stand  in  the  house  ^of  ^the 
^LoRD  :  even  in  the  courts  of  the  -^ house  ^of  ^our 
^God. 

3  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  ^sanc-^tu-^ary  :  and 
^ Upraise  ^^the  ^Lord  : 

4  The  Lord,  that  made  ^heaven  ^and  ^ earth  : 
give  thee  ^  bless- ^ing  ^out  ^of  ^Sion. 


Day  28.  THE  PSALTER.  209 

Psalm  cxxxv.     Laudate  Nomen. 

r\  PRAISE  the  Lord,  laud  ye  the  ^Name  =^of  the 
^^^  ^LoRD  :  praise  it,  O  ye  ^ser-^vants  ^of  ^the 
^LoRD  : 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  ^ house  ^of  the  ^Lord  :  in 
the  courts  of  the  ~^  house  ^of  ^our  ^God. 

3  O  praise  the  Lord,  for  the  ~Lord  ^is  ^gracious  : 
O  sing  praises  unto  his  Name,  ^^for  ^it  ^is  ^lovely. 

4  For  why  1  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  un- 
~to  ^  him- ^  self  :  and  Israel  ^for  ^his  ^own  ^pos- 
^  session. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  ^Lord  ^is  ^ great  :  and 
that  our  Lord  is  a-~^bove  ^^all^gods. 

6  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  did  he  in 
heaven,  ^and  ^in  ^  earth  :  in  the  sea,  ~and  ^in  ^all 
^deep  ^places. 

7  He  bringeth  forth  the  clouds*  from  the  ends  ^of 
^the  ^  world  :  and  sendeth  forth  lightnings  with  the 
rain,*  bringing  the  -winds  ^out  ^of  ^his  ^treasures. 

8  He  smote  the  first- ^  born  ^of  ^  Egypt  :  both  of 
^^man  ^^and  ^beast. 

9  He  hath  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  the  midst 
of  thee,  O  thou  ^land  ^of  ^  Egypt  :  upon  Pharaoh, 
and  ~^all  ^^his  *^ servants. 

10  He  smote  ^di-^  vers  ^nations  :  and  slew^^migh- 
^•^ty  ^  kings  : 

11  Sehon,  king  of  the  Amorites ;  and  Og,  the 
-king  ^of  ^Basan  :  and  all  the  ^^king-^doms  ^of 
^Canaan  : 

12  And  gave  their  land  to  be  an  -her-^it-^age  : 
even  an  heritage  unto  ^Is-^ra-^el  ^his  ^people. 

13  Thy  Name,  O  Lord,  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever  : 
so  doth  thy  memorial,  O  Lord,  from  one  gener-^a- 
^tion  ^to  ^  an- ^ other. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  a-~venge  ^his  ^people  :  and 
be  ^gra-^cious  un-^to  ^his  ^servants. 

87 


210  THE  PSALTER.  Day  28. 

15  As  for  the  images  of  the  heathen,  they  are  but 
^silver  ^and  ^gold  :  the  ~work  ^of  ^^nien's  ^ hands. 

16  They  have   mouths,  and  ^^ speak  ^not  :  eyes 
have  they,  ^but  ^they  ^^see  ^not. 

17  They  have  ears,  and  ^yet  ^they  ^hear  not  : 
neither  is  there  any  ^'^ breath  ^in  ^ their  ^mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  ^hke  ^unto  Hhem  : 
and  so  are  all  they  that  ^put  ^ their  ^  trust  ^in  ^them. 

19  Praise  the  Lord,  ye  ^house  ^of  ^Israel  :  praise 
the  ^LoRD,  ^ye  Miouse  ^of  ^ Aaron. 

20  Praise  the  Lord,  ye  ^house  ^of  ^Levi  :  ye  that 
fear  the  Lord,  ~^praise  ^^the  ^Lord. 

21  Praised  be  the  Lord  ^out  ^of  ^Sion   :   who 
dwelleth  ~at  ^Je-^ru-^sa-^lem. 


O 


<Ex)ening  IJrager. 

Psalm  cxxxvi.     Confitemini  Domino. 

GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  is  ^^gra- 
^cious  :  and  his  ~mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

2  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  ~of  ^all  ^gods  :  for 
his  ^mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

3  O  thank  the  Lord  ~of  ^allMords  :  for  his  ^mer- 
^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

4  Who  only  doeth    ^^ great    ^wonders    :    for   his 
^mer-^cy  en-'^dureth  ^for  *^ever. 

5  Who  by  his  excellent  wisdom  ^made  ^the  ^heav- 
ens :  for  his  ~mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

6  Who  laid  out  the  earth  a-^bove  ^the  ^waters  : 
for  his  ^mer-^cy  en-Mureth  ^for  ^ever. 

7  Who  hath  made  ^^ great  Mights  :  for  his  ^mer- 
^cy  en-'^dureth  ^for  ^ever  : 

8  The  sun  to  ^rule  ^the  May  :  for  his  ^mer-^cy 
en-  ^  dureth  ^  for  ^  ever  : 

9  The  moon  and  tbe  stars  to  ^govern 
for  his  ^mer-^cy  en- ^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 


Day  28.  THE  PSALTER,  211 

10  Who  smote  Egypt,  ~with  ^ their  ^first-born  : 
for  his  ^iner-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ®ever  : 

11  And  brought  out  Israel  ^from  ^a-^mong  them  ; 
for  his  ~mer-^cj  en-^dureth  ^for  ""ever  : 

12  With  a  mighty  hand  and  ^ stretched-^ out  ^ arm  : 
for  his  ~nier-^cy  en-^dareth  ^for  ^ever. 

13  Who  divided  the  Red  Sea  ~in  ^two  ^ parts  : 
for  his  ^mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever  : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  go  through  the  ^  midst  ^of 
*it  :  for  his  ~mer-^cy  en-Mureth  ^for  ^ever. 

15  But  as  for  Pharaoh  and  his  host,  he  overthrew 
them  in  the  ^^Red  ^8ea  :  for  his  ^mer-"cy  en- 
^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

16  Who  led  his  people  through  the  ^wil-^der- 
^ness  :  for  his  ^mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

17  Who  smote  ~^ great ''kings  :  for  his  ^mer-^cy 
en-'^dureth  ^for  ^ever : 

18  Yea,  and  slew  ^migh-^ty  ^  kings  :  for  his  "mer- 
^cy  en-^'dureth  ^for  ^ever  : 

19  Sehon,  king  of  the  ^Am-^or-^ites  :  for  his 
^mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever  : 

20  And  Og,  the  -king  ^of  ^Basan  :  for  his  ~mer- 
^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  *^ever  : 

21  And  gave  away  their  land  for  an  ^her-^it-^age  : 
for  his  ~mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever : 

22  Even  for  an  heritage  unto  Israel,  ^^his  ^ser- 
vant :  for  his  ~mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

23  Who  remembered  us  when  we  ^were  ^in  ^trou- 
ble :  for  his  ^mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

24  And  hath  delivered  us  ^from  ^our  ^enemies  : 
for  his  ^mer-^cy  en-^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

25  Wlio  giveth  food  ~to  ^all  ^flesh  :  for  his  ^mer- 
^cy  en-'^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  ^God  ^of  '* heaven  :  for 
his  ~mer-^cy  en-'^dureth  ^for  ^ever. 

27  O  give  thanks  unto  the  ~Lord  ^of  ^ lords  :  for 
his  ^mer-^cy  en-Mureth  ^for  ^ever. 


212  THE  PSALTER.  Day  28. 

Psalm  cxxxvii.     Suiter  jlumina. 

Y   the  waters  of  Babylon  we  sat  ^down  ^and 
'^wept    :    when   we    remembered    ~^thee,   ^^O 
^Sion. 

2  As  for  our  harps,  we  ^hanged  ^them  ^iip  :  upon 
the  -trees  "^that  '^are  ^there-^in. 

3  For  they  that  led  us  away  captive,*  required  of 
us  then  a  song,*  and  melody  in  our  ~heav-^i-^ness  : 
Sing  us  one  of  the  ~^ songs  ^^of  ^Sion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  ^^ Lord's  *song  :  in  a 
^^^^strange^land? 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Je-~ru-^sa-^Iem  :  let  my 
right  -hand  ^ for- ^ get  ^her  ^cunning. 

6  If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  let  my  tongue  cleave 
to  the  roof  -of  ^my  ^ mouth  :  yea,  if  I  prefer  not 
Je--rusa-^Iem  ^in  ^my  ^ mirth. 

7  Remember  the  children  of  Edom,  O  Lord,*  in 
the  day  of  Je-~ru-^sa-^lem  :  how  they  said,  Down 
W'ith  it,  down  with  it,  -e-^ven  ^to  ^the  Aground. 

8  O  daughter  of  Babylon,  wasted  with  ^  mis- 
ter-^y  :  yea,  happy  shall  he  be  that  rewardeth  thee 
as  -thou  ^hast  ^serv-^ed  ^us. 

9  Blessed  shall  he  be  that  ^taketh  ^thy  ^children  : 
and  throweth  -them  ^ a- Against  ^the  ^stones. 

Psalm  cxxxviii.     Conjitehor  tihi. 

T  WILL   give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  with  my 
-^ whole  Mieart  :  even  before  the  gods  will  I  sing 
^^praise  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple,*  and 
praise  thy  Name,*  because  of  thy  loving-kindness 
~^and  ^ truth  :  for  thou  hast  magnified  thy  Name,, 
and  thy  Word,  a--^bove  ^^all  ^things. 

3  When  I  called  upon  thee,  thou  ^ heard- ^est 
^me  :  and  enduedst  my  ~soul  ^with  ^^much  ^strength.. 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise  -thee,  ^O 


Day  29.  THE  PSALTER.  213 

^LoRD  :  for  they  have  heard  the  ^^words  ^of  ^thy 
^  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  ~of  ^the  ^Lord  : 
that  great  is  the  ~glo-^ry  ^of  ^the  ^Lord. 

6  For  though  the  Lord  be  high,*  yet  hath  he  re- 
spect un-~to  ^the  ^  lowly  :  as  for  the  proud,  he  be- 
holdeth  -them  ^a-'^Mar  ^off. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  yet  shalt 
^thou  ^ re- Afresh  me  :  thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy 
hand  upon  the  furiousness  of  mine  enemies,*  and  ^thy 
^ right  Miand  ^ shall  ^save  me. 

8  The  Lord  shall  make  good  his  loving-kindness 
to- -^  ward  ^me  :  yea,  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  endureth 
for  ever;*  despise  not  then  the  ~ works  ^ of  ^ thine 
^own  ^  hands. 


THE  TWENTY-NINTH  DAY. 

iHornmg  Jpragcr. 

Psalm  cxxxix.     Domine,  iDrohasti. 

f\  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me  out,  and  ^^ known 
^-^  ''me  :  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting,  and 
mine  up-rising;*  thou  understandest  my  -^thoughts 


Mong  ^  be- ^  fore. 


2  Thou  art  about  my  path,  and  a-~bout  "^my  ^bed  : 
and  spiest  ^"out  ^all  ^my  ^ways. 

3  For  lo,  there  is  not  a  word  ^in  ^my  ''tongue  : 
but  thou,  O  Lord,  ^knowest  ^it  ^al-^to-^gether. 

4  Thou  hast  fasbioned  me  behind  ~and  ^  be- ^ fore  : 
and  laid  thine  ~hand  ^up-^^on  ^me. 

5  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  and  excellent 
^^for  ^me  :  I  cannot  at- ^^ tain  ^un-^to  ^it. 

6  Whither  shall  I  go  then  -from  ^thy  ''Spirit  :  or 
whither  shall  I  ~go  ^then  ''from  ^thy  ^presence  ? 


214  THE  PSALTER.  Day  29. 

7  If  I  climb  up  into  heaven,  ^thou  ^art  ^  there  :  if 
I  go  down  to  hell,  ^thou  ^art  ^^  there  ^also. 

8  If  I  take  the  wings  ~of  ^the  ^morning  :  and 
remain  in  the  uttermost  ^^ parts  ^of  ^the  ^sea  : 

9  Even  there  also  shall  '^thj  Miand  Mead  me  :  and 
thy  ^^  right  ^hand  ^  shall  ^hold  me. 

10  If  I  say,  Peradventure  the  darkness  shall  ~cov- 
^er  ^me  :  then  shall  my  ^ night  ^be  ^turned  ^to 
May. 

11  Yea,  the  darkness  is  no  darkness  with  thee,* 
but  the  night  is  as  clear  '-^as  ^the  ^day  :  the  darkness 
and  light  to  ~thee  ^are  ^both  ^a-^like. 

12  For  my  ~  reins  ^are  Mhine  :  thou  hast  covered 
me  ~in  ^my  Miioth-^er's  ^womb. 

13  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,*  for  I  am  fearfully 
and  ^wonder- ^  fully  ^made  :  marvellous  are  thy 
works,  and  that  my  soul  ~know-^eth  ^^  right  *^well. 

14  My  bones  are  not  ^hid  ^from  ^thee  :  though  I 
be  made  secretly,  and  fashioned  be-^^neath  Mn  ^the 
Marth. 

15  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  being 
im- ^^  per- ^  feet  :  and  in  thy  book  were  ~all  ^my 
^mem-^bers  ^written  : 

16  Which  day  by  day  were  ~  fash- ^  ion- ^ed  :  when 
as  yet  -there  ^was  Mione  ^of  ^them. 

17  How  dear  are  thy  counsels  unto  me,  ^^O  ^God  : 
O  how^  -great  ^is  the  ^sum  ^of  ^them  ! 

18  If  I  tell  them,  they  are  more  in  number  ^tlian 
^the  ^sand  :  when  I  wake  up,  I  am  -^pres-^ent 
5  with  ^thee. 

19  Wilt  thou  not  slay  the  wicked,  ^^O  ^God  : 
Depart  from  me,  ~ye  ^blood-Mhirst-^y  ^men. 

20  For  they  speak  unrighteously  a- -Against  ^thee  ; 
and  thine  enemies  -take  ^thy  ^Name  ^in  ^vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  ^that  ^hate 
*thee  :  and  am  not  I  grieved  with  those  that  ^rise 
^up  ^ a- Against  ^thee  1 


Day  29  THE  PSALTER.  215 

22  Yea,  I  hate  them  ~^ right  ^sore  :  even  as  though 
they  were  ^^mine  "^en-^e-^aiies. 

23  Try  me,  O  God,  and  seek  the  ground  ^of  ^my 
^ heart  :  prove  me,  ~and  ^ ex- ^ amine  ^my  ^thoughts. 

24  Look  well  if  there  be  any  way  of  wickedness 
^^in  ^me  :  and  lead  me  in  the  ~^way  ^ev-^er-^ lasting. 


D 


Psalm  cxl.     Eripe  me,  Domine, 

ELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  ^e-^vil  ^man  : 
and  preserve  me  ~ from ^ the  ^wick-^ed  ^nian  : 

2  Who  imagine  mischief  ~ in  ^ their  ^hearts  :  and 
stir  up  ^^  strife  '*all  the  ^day  ^long. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their  tongues  ^like  ^a 
'^  serpent  :  adder's  poison  is  "un-^der  ^'^  their  ^lips. 

4  Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  hands  of  the  un- 
2  3god-^ly  :  preserve  me  from  the  wicked  men,*  who 
are  purposed  to  ~o-^ver-^ throw  ^my  ^goings. 

5  The  proud  have  laid  a  snare  for  me,*  and  spread 
a  net  a- ~ broad  ^with  ''cords  :  yea,  and  set  ^^ traps 
^in  ^my  ^way. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  ^Thou  ^art  my  ^God  : 
hear  the  voice  of  my  ^^ prayers,  ^^O  ^Lord. 

7  O  Lord  God,  thou  strength  ^of  ^my  Miealth  : 
thou  hast  covered  my  head  ^in  ^the  ^day  ^of  ^battle. 

8  Let  not  the  ungodly  have  his  desire,  ^^O  ^Lord  : 
let  not  his  mischievous  imagination  prosper,*  ^lest 
^they  ''be  ^too  ^ proud. 

9  Let  the  mischief  of  their  own  lips*  fall  upon  the 
^head  ^of  ^tliem  :  that  ^  com- ^  pass  ^me  ^a-^bout. 

10  Let  hot  burning  coals  ^fall  ^up-'^on  them  :  let 
them  be  cast  into  the  fire,  and  into  the  pit,*  that  they 
^nev-^er  ''rise  ^up  a- ^ gain. 

11  A  man  full  of  words  shall  not  prosper  up-^on 
^the  ^ earth  :  evil  shall  hunt  the  wicked  person  to 
^o-^ver-^^  throw  ^him. 

12  Sure  I  am  that  the  Lord  will  a-^venge  ^the 
*poor  :  and  maintain  the  ^^ cause  ^of  ^the  ^helpless. 


216  THE  PSALTER.  Day  29^, 

13  The  righteous  also  shall  give  thanks  un-^to 
^thj  ^Name  :  and  the  just  shall  eon-~tin-^ue  ^iu 
^thy  ^ sight. 

P&alm  cxli,     Domine,  clamavi. 

f  ORD,  I  call  upon  thee;*  haste  thee  ^un-^to 
-^  ^me  :  and  consider  my  voice,  ^when  ^I  ^cry 
^unto  ^thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  in  thy  sight  ~as  ^the 
^incense  :  and  let  the  lifting  up  of  my  hands  be  an 
^even-^ing  ^sac-^ri-^fice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  be- ^ fore  ^my  ^  mouth  r 
and  keep  the  ^"door  ^of  ^my  ^hps. 

4  O  let  not  mine  heart  be  inclined  to  any  ^e-^vif 
^  thing  :  let  me  not  be  occupied  in  ungodly  works* 
with  the  men  that  work  wickedness,*  lest  I  eat  of 
~such  ^things  *as  '^please  ^them. 

5  Let  the  righteous  rather  ~ smite  ^me  ^friendly  i 
and  re- -^"^^  prove  ^me. 

6  But  let  not  their  precious  balms  ~break  ^my 
^head  :  yea,  I  will  pray  yet  a- ~ gainst  ^ their  ^wick- 
^ed-^ness. 

7  Let  their  judges  be  overthrown  in  ~sto-^ny 
^places  :  that  they  may  hear  my  words  ;  ^^for  ^they 
^are  ^sweet. 

8  Our  bones  He  scattered  be- -fore  ^the  ^pit  :  like 
as  when  one  breaketh  and  heweth  ^wood  ^up-^oo 
^the  *^  earth. 

9  But  mine  eyes  look  unto  thee,  ~0  ^Lord  ^God  : 
in  thee  is  my  trust  ;*  O  ~cast  ^not  ^out  ^my  ^soul. 

10  Keep  me  from  the  snare  that  they  have  ~laid 
^for  ^me  :  and  from  the  traps  ^of  ^the  Svick-^ed 
^  doers. 

11  Let  the  ungodly  fall  into  their  own  ^nets  ^to- 
^gether  :  and  let  me  ~ev-^er  es-^^cape  ^them. 


Day  29.  THE  PSALTER.  217 

Psalm  cxlii.      Voce  mea  ad  Dominum. 

T  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  -with  ^my  ^ voice  :  yea, 
-*-  even  unto  the  Lord  did  I  ^make  ^my  ^sup-^pU-- 
^cation. 

2  I  poured  out  my  com- ^plaints  ^ be- ^ fore  him  : 
and  ^showed  ^him  ^of  ^my  ^trouble. 

3  When  my  spirit  was  in  heaviness,  thou  ^knewest 
^my  ^path  :  in  the  way  wherein  I  walked,  have  they 
privily  ~laid  ^a  ^  snare  ^for  ^me. 

4  I  looked  also  upon  my  ^^  right  ^hand  :  and  saw 
there  was  ^no  ^man  ^that  ^ would  ^know  me. 

5  I  had  no  place  to  ^flee  ^un-^to  :  and  no  man 
^car-^ed  ^for  ^my  ^soul. 

6  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  ^Lord,  ^and  ^said  :  Thou  art 
my  hope,  and  my  portion  in  the  ^^ land  ^  of  ^  the  ^ living. 

7  Consider  ^my  ^com- ^plaint  :  for  I  am  ^^brought 
^ve-^ry  ^low. 

8  O  deliver  me  from  my  ^per-^se-^cutors  :  for 
they  ^are  ^too  ^strong  ^for  ^me. 

9  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,*  that  I  may  give 
thanks  un-^to  ^thy  ^Name  :  which  thing  if  thou  wilt 
grant  me,*  then  shall  the  righteous  resort  un-~to  ^my 
"^com-^pa-^ny. 

Psalm  cxliii.     Domine,  exaudi. 

TTEAR  my  prayer,    O  Lord,  and   consider  ~my 
^de-^'sire  :  hearken  unto  me  for  thy  ^ truth  ^and 
^ righteous- ^ness'  ^sake. 

2  And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  ^^thy  ''servant : 
for  in  thy  sight  shall  '"'no  ^man  ^living  ^be  "^justified. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul  ;*  he 
hath  smitten  my  life  ^down  ^to  the  Aground  :  he 
hath  laid  me  in  the  darkness*  as  me  men  that  ^have 
^been  ^Mong  Mead. 


218  THE  PSALTER.  Day  30. 

4  Therefore  is  my  spirit  vexed  ^  with- ^  in  ^me  : 
and  my  heart  with- ~  in  ^me  is  ^des-^o-^late. 

5  Yet  do  I  remember  the  time  past ;  I  muse  upon 
^all  ^thy  Svorks  :  yea,  I  exercise  myself  in  the 
^^  works  ^of  ^tiiy  ^  hands. 

6  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  ~un-^to  ^thee  :  my 
soul  gaspeth  unto  thee  ^as  ^a  ^  thirst- ^y  ^land. 

7  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  and  that  soon  ;*  for  my  spirit 
^wax-^eth  ^  faint  :  hide  not  thy  face  from  me,  lest  I 
be  like  unto  them  that  go  ^down  ^in-^to  ^the  ^pit. 

8  O  let  me  hear  thy  loving-kindness  betimes  in 
the  morning  ;*  for  in  ^thee  ^is  my  ^  trust  :  show  thou 
me  the  way  that  I  should  walk  in  ;*  for  I  lift  up  my 
^^soul  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  ^en-^e-^mies  : 
for  I  flee  unto  ~thee  ^to  ^^hide  *^me. 

10  Teach  me  to  do  the  thing  that  pleaseth  thee  ;* 
for  thou  ^art  ^my  ^God  :  let  thy  loving  Spirit  lead 
me  forth  into  the  -land  ^of  ^ right- ^eous-^ness. 

11  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  ^^ Name's  ^sake  : 
and  for  thy  righteousness'  sake  bring  my  ^^soul  ^out 
^"^of  ^trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  goodness  ^slay  ^mine  ^enemies  : 
and  destroy  all  them  that  vex  my  soul;  ^for  ^I  ^am 
^thy  ^servant. 


THE  thirtieth  DAY. 

iMornlng  Ipra^^r. 

Psalm  cxliv.     Benedictus  Dominus. 


B 


LESSED  be  the  ^Lord  ^my  ^strength  :   who 
teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  ~and  ^my  ^fingers 
^to  ^  fight : 

2  My  hope  and  my  fortress,*  my  castle  and  deliv- 
erer, my  defender  in  -whom  ^I  ^ trust  :  who  subdueth 
my  people  ^that  ^is  ^un-^der  ^me. 


Day  30.  THE  PSALTER.  219 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,*  that  thou  hast  such  respect 
^un-^to  ^hiai  :  or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  ~so  ^re- 
'^gard-^est  '^him  ! 

4  Man  is  hke  a  ^ thing  ^of  ^nought  :  his  time 
passeth  a-~^way  ^like  ^a  ^shadow. 

5  Bow  tiiy  heavens,  O  Lord,  ~and  ^come  Mown  : 
touch  the  mountains,  ~^and  ^they  ^ shall  ^ smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  thy  lightning,  ^and  ^tear  ''them  : 
shoot  out  thine  ~ar-^rows,  ^and  '^con-^sume  them. 

7  Send  down  thine  hand  ^from  ^a-^bove  :  deUver 
me,  and  take  me  out  of  the  great  waters,*  from  the 
^hand  ^of  ^''strange  ^children  : 

8  Whose  mouth  talketh  of  ~van-^i-^ty  :  and  their 
right  hand  is  a  right  '^hand  ^of  ^  wick-^ed-^ness. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  ^thee,  ^O  ^God  : 
and  sing  praises  unto  thee  up-~on  ^a  ^ ten- ^stringed 
^lute. 

10  Thou  hast  given  victory  ^un-^to  ''kings  :  and 
hast  delivered  David  thy  servant  from  the  ^per-^il 
^of  ^the  *^  sword. 

11  Save  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the  hand  ^of 
^strange  ''children  :  whose  mouth  talketh  of  vani- 
ty,* and  their  right  hand  is  a  right  -hand  ^of  in-^i- 
^qui-^ty: 

12  That  our  sons  may  grow  up  as  the  ^^young 
*  plants  :  and  that  our  daughters  may  be  as  the  pol- 
ished -cor-^ners  ^of  ^the  ^temple  : 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full  and  plenteous 
with  all  ^manner  ^of  ^ store  :  that  our  sheep  may 
bring  forth  thousands,*  and  ten  ~thou- ^ sands  ^ in  ^our 
^streets  : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  labour  ;*  that 
there  be  -no  ^de-''cay  :  no  leading  into  captivity, 
and  no  com- ^ plain- ^ing  ^in  ^our  ^streets. 

15  Happy  are  the  people  that  are  in  ^such  ^a 
*case  :  yea,  blessed  are  the  people  who  have  the 
^^LoRD  ^ for  ^ their  « God. 


220  THE  PSALTER.  T)Ay  30. 

Psalm  cxlv.     Exaltaho  te,  Deus. 

T  WILL   magnify  thee,  O  ~Gocl,  ^my  ^King  :  and 

I  will  praise  thy  ^Name  ^for  ^ever  ^and  ^ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  give  thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee  : 
and  praise  thy  ~Name  ^for  ^ever  ^and  ^ever. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  marvellous  worthy  ^to 
^be  ''praised   :  there  is  no  ~^end  ^of  ^his  ^greatness. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  tin- ^ to 
^ an- ^ other  :  and  de-^'^clare  ^^thy  *^ power. 

5  As  for  me,  I  will  be  talking  "^of  ^thy  Svorship  : 
thy  glory,  thy  praise,  and  ^^won-^^drous  ^  works  : 

6  So  that  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy 
^mar-^vellous ''acts  :  and  I  will  also  '^^tell  ^of  ^thy 
•^greatness. 

7  The  memorial  of  thine  abundant  kindness  ^ shall 
^be  ^showed  :  and  men  shall  sing  ~of  ^thy  ^right- 
^eous-^ness. 

8  The  Lord  is  gracious  and  ^mer-^ci-'^ful  :  long- 
suffering,  ^and  ^of  ^^great  ^goodness. 

9  The  Lord  is  loving  unto  ^eve-^ry  ^man  :  and 
his  mercy  is  ^o-^ver  ^all  ^his  ^  works. 

10  All  thy  works  praise  ^thee,  ^O  ^Lord  :  and 
thy  saints  give  ^^  thanks  ^un-^to  ^thee. 

11  They  show  the  glory  ^of  ^thy  ^kingdom  :  and 
2^  talk  ^of  ^thy  ^power  : 

12  That  thy  power,  thy  glory,  and  mightiness  ^of 
^thy  ''kingdom   :   might  be  ^^ known  ^un-^to  ^men. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  ever- ^last-^ing ''kingdom  : 
and  thy  dominion  endureth  through- ~^ out  ^^ all  ^ages. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  ^such  ^as  Mall  :  and 
lifteth  up  ~^all  "* those  ^that  are  ^down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  ~thee,  ^O  ^Lord  : 
and  thou  givest  them  their  ~^meat  ^in  ^due  ^season. 

16  Thou  openest  ^^thine  Miand  :  and  fillest  all 
things  living  ~^with  ^plen-^teous-^ness. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  ^all  ^his^ways  :  and 
^ho-^ly  in  ^all  ^his  ^  works. 


Day  30.  THE  PSALTER.  221 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  ^call 
^up-^on  him  :  yea,  all  such  as  ~call  ^up-^on  ^him 
^faithfully. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of -them  ^ that  ^ fear  him  » 
he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  ~and  ^will  ^^help  ^them. 

20  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  ^that  ^love 
^hiui  :  but  scattereth  a- ^ broad  ^all  ''the  ^un-^ godly. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  ^of  ^the 
^LoRD  :  and  let  all  flesh  give  thanks  unto  his  holy 


Psalm  cxlvi.     Lauda,  anima  mea. 

T>RAISE  the  Lord,  O  my  soul  ;*  while  I  Hve,  will 
I  -praise^  the  ^Lord  :  yea,  as  long  as  I  have 
any  being,  I  will  sing  ~prais-^es  ^un-^to  my  ^God. 

2  O  put  not  your  trust  in  princes,*  nor  in  any 
^ child  ^of  ^man  :  for  there  is  ^^no  ^help  ^in  ^them. 

3  For  when  the  breath  of  man  goeth  forth,*  he 
shall  turn  again  ^to  ^his  ^  earth  ;  and  then  ^all  ^his 
^^ thoughts  ^perish. 

4  Blessed  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  ^for  ^his 
^help  :  and  whose  hope  is  in  the  ~^Lord  ^^his  ^God  : 

5  Who  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that 
^  there-  ^  in  ^  is  :  who  keepeth  his  ^  ^  prom-  ^  ise  ^  for 
^ever : 

6  Who  helpeth  them  to  right  that  ^  suf-  ^  fer 
^  wrong  :  who  ^^feed-^eth  ^the  ^hungry. 

7  The  Lord  looseth  men  ^out  ^of  ^prison  :  the 
Lord  giveth  ^^ sight  ''to  '^the  ^blind. 

8  The  Lord  helpeth  them  ^that  ^are  ^fallen  :  the 
Lord  ^ca-^reth  ^for  ^the  ^righteous. 

9  The  Lord  careth  for  the  strangers  ;*  he  defend- 
eth  the  fatherless  and  ~^wid-^ow  :  as  for  the  way 
of  the  ungodly,  he  ^turneth  ^it  ^  up- ^ side  ^down. 

10  The  Lord  thy  God,  O  Sion,*  shall  be  King 
for  -ev-^er-'^more  :  and  throughout  ^^all  ^ gen- ^cr- 
eations. 


222  THE  PSALTER.  Day  30, 

Psalm  cxlvii.     Laudate  Dominum. 

f\  PRAISE  the  Lord,*  for  it  is  a  good  thing  to 
^^^  sing  praises  un-^to  ^our  ^God  :  yea,  a  joyful 
and  pleasant  thing  it  ^is  ^to  be  ^ ^ thank- ^ful. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  up  Je-^ru-^sa-^lem  :  and 
gather  together  the  "  out- ^  casts  of  ^Is-^ra-^el. 

3  He  healeth  those  that  are  ^broken  ^in  Mieart  : 
and  giveth  medicine  to  ^heal  ^their  ^^sick-^ness. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  ^  of  ^  the  ^  stars  :  and  call- 
eth  them  ^^all  ^by  ^ their  ^ names. 

5  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  ~ great  ^is  his  ^ power  : 
yea,  and  his  ^wis-^dom  is  ^in-^fi-^nite. 

6  The  Lord  setteth  ^up  ^the  ^meek  :  and  bring- 
eth  the  ungodly  ~^down  ^to  ^the  Aground. 

7  O  sing  unto  the  Lord  with  ^^ thanks- ^giving  : 
sing  praises  upon  the  ^harp  ^un-^to  ^our  *^God  : 

8  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,*  and 
prepareth  rain  ^for  ^the  ^ earth  :  and  maketh  the 
grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains,*  and  ~herb  ^for 
the  ''use  ^of  ^men  : 

9  Who  giveth  fodder  un-^to  ^the  ^cattle  :  and 
feedeth  the  young  ravens  that  ^call  ^up-^^on  ^him. 

10  He  hath  no  pleasure  in  the  strength  ^of  ^an 
^ horse  :  neither  delighteth  he  in  ~a-^ny  ^^  man's  ^legs. 

11  But  the  Lord's  deHght  is  in  -them  ^that  ^fear 
him  :  and  put  their  ^^ trust  ^in  ^his  ^ mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  ^O  ^Je-h'usalem  :  praise  thy 
^^God,  ^^O^Sion. 

13  For  he  hath  made  fast  the  bars  ^of  ^thy  Agates  : 
and  hath  blessed  thy  ^chil-^dren  ^  with- ^ in  ^thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  ^in  ^thy  ^borders  :  and  fill- 
eth  thee  ^with  ^the  ^  flour  ^of  ^  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  up-^^on 
*earth  :  and  his  word  ~run-^neth  ^ve-^ry  ^swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  ^snow  ^like  ^wool  :  and  scattereth 
the  ~  hoar- ^  frost  ''^like  ^  ashes. 


Day  30.  THE  PSALTER.  223 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ^ice  ^hke  ^morsels  :  who 
is  able  ~to  ^a-^bide  ^his  ^  frost  1 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  ~  melt- ^ eth  ^  them  : 
he  bloweth  with  his  wind,  ~and  ^the  ^wa-^ters  ^flow. 

19  He  showeth  his  word  ^un-^to  ''Jacob  :  his 
statutes  and  ordinances  ^un-^to  ^Is-^ra-^el. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  ~a-^ny  ^nation  : 
neither  have  the  heathen  ~ know- ^ ledge  ^ of  ^  his  ^laws. 

Psalm  cxlviii.     Laudate  Dominum. 

/^  PRAISE  the  ^Lord  ^of  ^heaven  :  praise  ^^him 
^^  Mn  ^the  ^height. 

2  Praise  him,  all  ye  -angels  ^of  ^his  :  praise  him, 
s^alHMiis^iosts. 

3  Praise  him,  ^sun  ^and  ^moon  :  praise  him,  ^all 
^je  ^  stars  ^and  ^ light. 

4  Praise  him,  -all  ^ye  ^heavens  :  and  ye  waters 
that  -are  ^a-^bove  ^the  ^heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  :  for 
he  spake  the  word,  and  they  were  made  ;*  he  com- 
manded, -and  ^they  ^were  ^cre-^ated. 

6  He  hath  made  them  fast  for  ^ever  ^ and  ''ever  :  he 
hath  given  them  a  law  ^  which  ^ shall  hiot  ^be  ^broken. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  up-^^on  ^  earth  :  ye  dragons, 
^^and  ^^all  ^deeps  : 

8  Fire  and  hail,  ^snow  ^and  ^vapours  :  wind  and 
storm,  ful-^fil-^ling  ^^his  ^word  : 

9  Mountains  ^and  ^all  Miills  :  fruitful  -^  trees  ^and 
^all  ^cedars  : 

10  Beasts  and  -^all  ^cattle  :  worms  ^^and  ^feath- 
^ered  ^  fowls  : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth  and  ^^all  ^people  :  princes 
and  all  ^judg-^es  ^of  ^the  ^  world  : 

12  Young  men  and  maidens,  old  men  and  chil- 
dren,* praise  the  Name  ^of  ^the  ^Lord  :  for  his  Name 
only  is  excellent,*  and  his  praise  a-^^bove  ^heaven 
^and  ^  earth. 


224  THE  PSALTER.  Day  30. 

13  He  shall  exalt  the  horn  of  his  people  :*  all  his 
^saints  ^ shall  Upraise  him  :  even  the  children  of  Is- 
rael,* even  the  ^peo-^ple  that  ^serv-^etli  ^him. 


Psalm  cxlix.     Cantate  Domino. 


o 


SING  unto  the  Lord  a  ^^new  ^song  :  let  the 
congregation  of  ^^ saints  ^ Upraise  ^him. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  ^him  ^that  ^made  him  :  and 
let  the  children  of  Sion  be  ~joy-"fal  ^in  ^  their  ^King 

3  Let  them  praise  his  Name  ~in  ^the  ^  dance  :  let 
them  sing  praises  unto  ^him  ^with  ^tabret  ^and  ^harp. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  pleasure  ^in  ^his  ^people  : 
and  ^help-^eth  ^the  ^ meek- ^hearted. 

5  Let  the  saints   be  joyful  with  ^^glo-h*j  :  let 
them  re-~^joice  Mn  ^  their  ^beds. 

6  Let  the  praises  of  God  ^be  in  ^  their  ^ mouth  : 
and  a  two-edged  ^^  sword  "^in  ^ their  ^  hands  : 

7  To  be  avenged  ~of  ^the  ^heathen  :  and  to  re- 
^^buke  ^the  ^peo-^ple  : 

8  To   bind   their  ^ kings  ^in  ^chains  :  and  their 
^nobles  "^with  Minks  ^of  ^iron. 

9  That  they  may  be  avenged  of  them  ;  as  '~it  ^is 
^written  :  Such  honour  ^^have  ^all  ^his  ^saints. 

Psalm  cl.     Laudate  Dominum. 

r\  PRAISE  God  in  his  Mio-^li-^ness  :  praise  him 
^^^   in  the  ^firma-^ment  ^of  ^his  ^ power. 

2  Praise  him  in  his  ^no-^ble  ^acts  :  praise  him 
according  to  his  ^ex-^cellent  ^^great-^ness. 

3  Praise   him   in   the  ^ sound   ^of  the  ^trumpet  : 
praise  him  up-^on  ^the  Mute  ^and  ^harp. 

4  Praise  him  in  the  -cymbals  ^and  ^dances  :  praise 
him  up-~on  ^the  ^strings  ^and  ^pipe. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  ^ well- ^ tuned  ^cymbals  : 
pi'aise  him  up-^on  ^the  ^^loud  ^cymbals. 

6  Let  every  thing  ^that  ^hath  ^breath  :  ^ Upraise 
^the  ^LoRD. 


